surgeons, orthopaedic physicians or rheumatologists. The minimum qualificationwould depend on the position: an orthopaedic surgeon, for example, is required to complete a full 11 years of study culminating with the FRCS Orth; an orthopaedic physician
), they often learn as much from inspecting your running shoes, so be sure to bring them along to the appointment. Case study Bamsey recently treated a 31-year-old suffering from pain in the right knee, just below the patella. The patient managed to clock his
masseurs and physiotherapists to provide complete treatment for runners. Case study While on call at the Veterans World Championships in Gateshead, chiropractor Alyson Wreford treated a sprinter who could not run due to pain on the inside of her ankle
disrobed and lying beneath a sheet. A massage generally lasts between 30 and 90 minutes. Case study When Sophie Wright, 16, pulled out of a recent 400m race with a stiff, sore back after just 10 strides, she feared the worst. She’d thought back problems
the doctor to touch the injury and stretch it to help pinpoint what is wrong. Osteopaths don’t always use manipulation to effect a cure, but their medical philosophy leads them in that direction. Case study A club runner in his late 50s had a persistent
to treat the injury. Case study Andrew Strong, a club runner from Grimsby, didn’t want treatment to infringe on his 60-mile-a-week build-up to the London Marathon, despite a niggling pain in his right ankle. He visited a physiotherapist reluctantly, who
