chiropractors can treat many other running injuries, too; some can mould or prescribe orthoses. They also can carry out pre-season checks to identify, treat and strengthen areas with potential for injury. When to go At the first sign of pain or extended soreness

or foot injury – even a blister or an ingrown toenail – causes ongoing problems or forces you to change your running gait. If you don’t seek treatment you risk another related injury. What to expect While examining your foot, the podiatrist will listen

UAN: Article type:--Runners get injured. There’s no point denying it and no reason to hide it. That’s the bad news. The good news, though, is that most running injuries are soft-tissue injuries which you can resolve yourself with ice, rest

, muscles and bones of the legs hips and back, severe running injuries such as stress fractures, muscle tears, iliotibial band problems (involving the hip as well as the knee), Achilles tendonitis and plantar fasciitis. Rheumatologists specialise

LSSM and FSMT.Injuries treated Muscle strains; sprains of the back, hips and leg muscles, particularly the quadriceps, hamstrings and calf muscles; shoulder, neck and arm soreness. When to go If you’re stiff or sore after a long run, or have a nagging

with the locomotion of the body,” explains osteopath John Betser. “We are looking at the bones, muscles, joints and ligaments, and how they do or don’t work together.”Minimum qualification Four-year degree course. Injuries treated Back and shoulder injuries, shin

before.”A few stretches were prescribed, and after three sessions, which included ultrasound treatment and massage, the injury had cleared up. “I was amazed. I didn’t miss a day’s running. At first I had to concentrate on steadies rather than faster