. It is an over-use injury, more noticeable at the end of a run or if you have increased your mileage too quickly. A sudden switch to hill training may bring it on.What else could it be?All the other causes of anterior knee pain may need to be eliminated

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

will need appropriate treatment, but surgical removal of the bursa is not commonly needed. If the bursa bursts, calf pain far exceeds that which one would expect, and rest and strong painkillers, with physiotherapy to mobilise the stiffened limb

of the tibia (shin bone), where the patellar tendon from the knee joins it.SymptomsYou are probably aged between 10 and 14, play a variety of sports, and have developed a painful bony swelling below the knee. It will hurt with strenuous activity, particularly

.Medical investigations These are needed to eliminate other causes. If you’re old or have already suffered injury from contact sports, early osteo-arthritis may show up on an x-ray. Additionally, blood tests can reveal generalised diseases such as ankylosing spondylitis

UAN:212 Article type:--Hamstrings are unusual in that they pass over two joints, the hip and the knee. They are therefore most likely to be injured when the hip is bent and the knee fully straightened. Further stretching may cause an injury

, physiotherapy and rehabilitation are vital to gain full, pain-free function.Can you run through it?/Recovery timeRunning through a meniscal injury is an open invitation to long-term disability. Following arthroscopic treatment you would hope to be fully

and front of the thigh bone respectively, and their size and position affects the angles the legs move at, and particularly the way that the patella (kneecap) moves. Your anatomy and the patterns of your muscle use determine many of the injuries you