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

show swelling and calcification of the tendon, while a scan will give more detail if required. What else could it be?You need to be sure that the injury is not to the patella itself, such as a stress fracture or a congenital defect

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

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

at the expense of worsening the bursa. Recovery timeAfter surgery, the usual rehabilitation and training downgrade mean that racing will be three to six months away.