and dramatically increase your risk of injury.The running community's recent focus on biomechanics (how different forces act on the body, including gravity) means a confusing parade of running crazes - including barefoot running and the Chi or Pose techniques

to almost any injury. If the pain hasn’t disappeared the next day, don’t try to run on it. The only time it can be beneficial to run through pain is during rehabilitation when you may need to overcome a little initial stiffness to regain the muscle

, something that is going wrong in our bodies and if you are really in pain, this should not be ignored. – fatgirlslimConceding to your physical limitations is not a cop-outBe very careful about which injuries you choose to try and run through. If you ignore a

rolling."Physical therapy is like homework," says Price. "None of us like having to do it, but  if you don't, the issue will recur."Price and the team of top sports injury experts you'll hear from over the following pages have isolated the seven running

by, among other things, an old injury, your running style, protection for a nerve that is ‘trapped’ or compensation for an immobile joint. If a physiotherapist can establish one of the above as the cause of your scoliosis, the chances of your

Q I’m 35 years old, and have recently been told that the intermittent hip pain that has affected me for a year could be arthritis, and that I should stop running. While I accept that a marathon is out of the question, is it really the end of my

Q I have just had a rather severe bout of shingles. My doctor said that the condition may have actually been bought on by my running. I’m scared that if start to run again I risk a recurrence – something I definitely want to avoid. Should I

Q I’ve just started running and love the adrenaline burst I get from my 5K efforts, but I hate the blisters that I get almost every time I run. How can I cure this painful problem?A. Painful blisters are caused by friction between the skin

Q While gardening, I managed to get a hernia in my groin. I’ve been told it could be up to nine months before I can start running again. Will I really be out for this long?A It’s difficult to say without the opportunity to assess your individual

Q I started running purely to increase my stamina for football, but soon came to love that ‘flushed-out’ feeling after a hard run and a shower. So it was a massive blow when I broke my ankle and damaged ligaments during a match. I’m now faced