UAN:204 Article type:--SymptomsYou must have experienced ankle sprains before an awkward footplant, followed by a sickening pain as your ankle twists inward and the agony of any further movement.SignsFollowing the injury, rapid bruising
. This will cause acute pain on the inner side of the knee. In some runners a more chronic injury can occur if they have knock-knees, or those who always run on a camber. Continuing to run will not only prolong your pain but could cause secondary injuries through a
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
.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
is preferable for physio use, but the majority of treatment shouldn’t be electrically based – rather add careful local massage to free scarred areas to the self-treatment outlined above.Can you run through it? Yes, but you’re probably foolish and simply
, or to go uphill.SignsLittle difficulty is usually experienced in the diagnosis of a quadriceps tear. There is pain at the site of injury and any resistance to straightening of the knee will cause pain at this site. As a bruise forms, there is thickening
UAN: Article type:--Knowledge is the power to reducing your injury risk. Join us on a tour of the bodys components, and look at how they become damaged.BonesBones are essentially the scaffolding of the body, and although they have some flexibility
