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

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

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

tissue in the lower back, all of which lead to over-use injuries.Understanding your back and how it affects your running is key to avoiding over-use injuries. "Because runners hold a specific form, the body ends up getting very little variety. Weakness

to the trails.Ultra RunningA short and snappy guide packed with everything you need to know to go long.Stretching Run safe, strong and injury-free - wise up to the whats, whys and whens of stretching.Carb-LoadingForget ploughing through plates of pasta - get

Q I do my long runs and races with a water bottle that fits around my hand. Is it true that long-term use of these can affect gait and cause injury?A You are right to be cautious about the use of a water bottle that fits around the hand. There

- not quite the Olympics, but definitely a highlight in my life so far!Running, and the injuries that came with it, led me into physiotherapy, and this career has allowed me to make running my professional focus for over 13 years.As a running physio I have

My personal experience of attempting to run through an adductor injury was to lose six months of youthful running, thanks to inexperience. These injuries are slow to heal and over-enthusiasm may again risk scar tissue changing to bone. It is far better

by your doctor may cause you to overreact! Your injured leg probably looks no different to the other, although running through long-term injury may cause muscle-wasting and alter its appearance.Medical investigations As above, although x-rays are generally

is the least likely of the three triathlon disciplines to cause injury. That isn't to say that it is without its problems, especially for newcomers. Swimming is a technical sport that tends to cause more problems for novices than running or cycling. The back