Learning how to manage injury – and the threat of injury – is an unavoidable side-effect of being a runner, but how can you tell whether the sudden onset of pain will pass in a couple of miles or is a sign of something more serious? Is the only
; whether to walk home immediately or go straight to Accident & Emergency? This article should help you to decide. Its core is a list of aches and pains, what they might be, and what you should do in each case. There are a few general rules you can apply
sat at the finish, watching runners trudge up the final switchbacks like a swarm of ants, I wondered what had happened down there. What exactly was that misery I'd experienced early on? What purpose had it served, and why had the pain evaporated
Ouch Your muscles burn – and basically everything's on fire. Science Many call this "going anaerobic," but there's little evidence that the pain arises from too little oxygen (or too much lactic acid). Rather, your brain recognises that you're too
--Strengthening your lower back and abdominal muscles should help ease any pain you experience while running. To minimise stress on the lower back, use an upright posture (ie no slouching) while sitting, standing, walking, and running. You can also
Case Study OneRuby Mills started running a few months ago but despite increasing her mileage slowly, she started to feel a twinge in her left hip. “The pain would subside after a few rest days, but every time I started running again it would return
knees, or sleeping on your side with your knees bent. If you are in pain at night, try this: bend your knees, bring your heels towards your buttocks, let your knees fall to one side and as the weight of your legs takes you over, bring through your hip
Back pain is the UK's number one illness. It is the primary reason for people taking time off work, and the charity BackCare believes 180m working days are lost in the UK each year as a result of back problems.Four out of five adults experience back
is overstretched in a foot which overpronates so that the arch is flat at push-off, it pulls away from its insertion point in the heel, causing pain," says Weldon. That tearing, which usually occurs at the point where the fascia attaches to the heel, results
