, it should be at a gentle tempo without any pressure. You can then slowly increase intensity and mileage over time, building up to full training after the six-week mark.—Dr Patrick Milroy, RW Medical Advisor

recovery. In rare cases, you may need an operation to open the sheath and release the pressure within the compartment, especially in the acute obstructed case.Can you run through it?Attempting to run through it without understanding the causes can only

.Medical treatmentIf you get no relief, your doctor may very occasionally inject steroid, or even immobilise the leg in plaster. Physiotherapy to ease the pain should not be used as a cover to increase training.Can you run through it?/ Recovery timeAlthough full

are sometimes used to control the condition. A small number of people require surgical removal of the scarred area of tendon before they recover fully.Can you run through it?/Recovery timeAlthough it varies, recovery is likely to take months rather than weeks

it?/ Recovery timeThis sort of minor hamstring tear ought not to bother a runner for more than three or four weeks and the more obsessive among us will find ways of limping through training that may be of doubtful value.Hamstring TearsSymptomsYou feel

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

worsening what can be a very long, drawn-out and chronic injury. Spend your time cycling instead. This will exercise your heart and stretch scar tissue more gently and regularly.Recovery time There is a high risk of reinjury if treatment is overenthusiastic

preference and experience of your doctor.Can you run through it? Not a hope, though some lightweight plaster and special boots may allow a little walking.Recovery timeAt least six weeks in plaster and probably a minimum of four months to rehabilitation and a

overdoing it. If you don’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

through it?Running through bunions without podiatric modifications is possible, though you will probably feel some pain, which is likely to progress over the years.Recovery timeAfter surgery, you should be able to begin light training after six to eight