Pat Cash won at Wimbledon in 1987, playing his first match just 10 days after an appendix operation.It is quite possible that you could re-commence training in under three weeks after your surgery, but you might not be very pleased if the wound breaks

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

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

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

of it to die off, leaving areas of focal degeneration. In this case, the onset of pain may be more insidious and you may notice a swollen area of tendon 1-2in long, tapering at each end. Surgery may well be required.Self-treatmentYou can do a lot to both

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