UAN:240 Article type:--Practice Sports doctors treat the musculoskeletal system – ligaments, joints, bones, tendons, muscles and nerves. Some generalists treat the entire human body, others specialise in specific areas of the body or in a

splints, plantar fasciitis. While osteopaths can treat the same injuries as other doctors, it is important to select an osteopath who is well versed in sports medicine and used to treating your specific injury. When to go When a sudden or nagging

, all claiming that they can help runners. Chiropractors, osteopaths, sports doctors, physiotherapists, podiatrists and sports masseurs can all lay claim to expertise in treating running injuries. “It can be extremely confusing,” confesses John Betser