go away during a run once the muscles are loosened up (unlike a stress fracture of the shinbone, which will hurt all of the time). With tendinitis, pain will resume after the run.The treatmentMany runners experience mild shin soreness, which usually

attention will be surgical if the injury causes enough pain to warrant it. It is not always practical to remove the cyst without also taking some of the underlying cartilage.Can you run through it?/Recovery timeAs pain is the limiting factor, some runners

than the original bone.Can you run through it?No. Any runner who attempts to run through a proven stress fracture probably needs their head examined, as the chances of worsening the injury are so high. Recovery timeA stress fracture usually recovers

defect which is purely cosmetic, and risk causing a compartment syndrome.Can you run through it?/Recovery timeIt is unlikely that you’ll need to have much time off, if any, and the permanent swelling will probably become just another object of mirth

-ups to the outer side of your shoe. Exercises which stretch the band can help, while ultrasound or a cortisone injection should cure the problem. Although massage is often recommended, it sometimes makes the inflammation worse. Can you run through it?/Recovery time

muscle also predisposes to knee injury.Can you run through it?/Recovery timeRecovery time may be days, weeks or months, depending on the severity of the tear and how rapidly you treat it. Running through it is unwise, but that is unlikely to stop

further injury, though recurrence of a stress fracture at the original site is very uncommon.Can you run through it?No. Full stop.Recovery timeFive per cent of stress fractures fail to heal as expected and some form of malunion occurs. A very small

’t treat the problem, it will bleed more and you’ll probably lose your toenail.Recovery timeYou should be able to run a few days after treatment, especially if you use a plaster to tape the nail down (this may later drop off to be replaced by new growth

through it?/Recovery timeIn most cases you should be running fairly normally, though not racing, after a week. The more obsessive among you will run through it – painfully!

need the tendon surgically decompressed.Can you run through it?Running through it is fraught with risk, though that does not stop many attempting it.Recovery timePromptly treated, a few days; left untreated, it may extend to years.