Lorraine Western, a sports massage practitioner with a master's degree in sports injury management (stayfitsportsmassage.com). "Quality research depends on using a repeatable method, but as every massage treatment is unique to the individual at that moment
also consider taking a daily dietary supplement, such as glucosamine sulphate. Research suggests that this can be beneficial in helping degenerative joint problems.Many runners are advised to give up running by their GPs, but have continued
much, too soon, too fast. Every research paper and every expert agrees that this is the number one cause of self-inflicted running injuries. The body needs time to adapt from training changes and jumps in mileage or intensity. Muscles and joints need
, there are four main types of treatment:Pre-event massagePost-event massageMaintenance massageInjury treatmentPre-event The aim of a pre-event massage is to get the body and tissues ready for the race ahead. It will help you run the race in more focused way
UAN: Article type:++ADD PICS++ ++ADD LINKS TO STRETCH AND STRENGTEN++--Weve heard of exercise causing injury but preventing injury? Its not only possible, its extremely effective. And its infinitely preferable to patching up damage once
? Research is still divided. It increases injury risk before a run (ie, don't stretch cold muscles); it may help after a warm-up before speedwork (though loping practice strides are also important here), and after a run. Two rules: don't bounce as you stretch
they recognised a lack of data linking specific traits – age, weight, gender, foot type – to running injuries. So they decided to conduct research that was later published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. "We found that certain injuries were
back to the work of Goldthwait (1952), but have recently been refined through the research of Hodges and Richardson at the University of Queensland (1997). The version used here has been further modified and simplified by the CHEK Institute of San Diego
Rouzier, author of The Sports Medicine Patient Adviser (Sportmed Press). Of the shin injuries, stress fractures demand the strictest rehab: usually six to eight weeks of rest. Research suggests using anti-inflammatories can interfere with bone
