sports therapist Sophie Vowden, "so tight knots in the calves can pull on the calcaneus, subsequently pulling on the plantar." In a 60-strong study in the Journal of Orthopaedic Sports Physical Therapy, subjects undertook the following regime to soothe

specific joint, such as the knee. Minimum qualification There is no strict definition of a sports doctor, rather this is a catch-all phrase for a variety of medical professionals with a specific interest in sports injuries, which could include orthopaedic

hard work." But massage has had some – excuse the pun – bad press recently. Last year, a study published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research found that pre-event massage had no effect on running performance, while research from Queens

three-year BSc in podiatry. Injuries treated All foot injuries. These include plantar fasciitis (heel pain), bone spurs, hammer toes, bunions and severe toenail and blister pain. Also, leg problems caused by improper foot plant. When to go When a leg

with the results: “I’m training to run a marathon and have been increasing my weekly mileage to about 40 miles with no leg pain,” she says. Case Study TwoRob Watts had been running for more than 12 years before an old back injury he’d sustained playing cricket as a

UAN:239 Article type:--Practice Chiropractors are best known for manual manipulations of the spine and neck joints to cure back and neck injuries. However, most chiropractors treat the extremities as well. They concentrate on applying pressure

LSSM and FSMT.Injuries treated Muscle strains; sprains of the back, hips and leg muscles, particularly the quadriceps, hamstrings and calf muscles; shoulder, neck and arm soreness. When to go If you’re stiff or sore after a long run, or have a nagging

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 normal.To diagnose compartment syndrome precisely, special tests called compartment pressure studies are required. Small needles are put into the compartments and the runner is made to exercise. The needles allow the pressure to be measured

papers, I found few answers. The studies had conflicting results, making it difficult to draw conclusions. I learned, for example, that injuries can be caused by being female, being male, being old, being young, pronating too much, pronating too little