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

your toes a few times. Alternatively, take a very deep breath into the diaphragm, then carry on running for 15 seconds while holding that breath. FaintnessWhile faintness isn’t a pain or an injury, it’s something that most of us feel at one time

, 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

running career? Before this diagnosis I’d been running 20 miles a week, as well as swimming and circuit training.A This is an issue that we’re often asked for advice about. There is certainly quite a bit of conflicting advice regarding the type

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

and another surface, whether it be socks, shoes or a combination of both. To solve blistering problems you need to look at the following. 1) Do your shoes fit correctly – are they wide enough, deep enough and long enough to accommodate your feet? 2) Are you

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