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Bodyworks: Hallux Rigidus
By Patrick Milroy on 05/06/2000 14:20:57
How to recognise it, how to overcome it
.Medical investigationsX-rays will confirm wear of the joint cartilage, which exposes roughened bone surfaces to each otherWhat else could it be?Gout.Self-treatmentYou should gently try to mobilise the joint, pulling and pushing it into extension and flexion and holding
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Bodyworks: Runner's Knee
By Patrick Milroy on 05/06/2000 15:57:57
How to recognise it, how to overcome it
with certain exercise, or you’ll feel a sudden, stabbing pain in the knee while running, which eases off when you rest. Sitting with your knees bent prior to a race can make things worse, as can running on hills or hard surfaces.SignsDespite the acute pain
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Shinsplints - How To Beat them
By Patrick Milroy on 04/06/2000 15:57:59
The body's components, and how they become damaged
running on hard surfaces, such as concrete; and running in stiff shoes.Beginners are the most susceptible to shinsplints for a variety of reasons, but the most common is that they’re using leg muscles that haven’t been stressed in the same way before
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Bodyworks: Baker's Cyst
By Patrick Milroy on 05/06/2000 14:11:57
How to recognise it, how to overcome it
UAN:206 Article type:-->A bursa is a space between soft tissues and/or bone and is filled with fluid which acts to reduce friction between adjoining surfaces. However, if it becomes damaged, more fluid is formed, causing it to swell, become
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The Anatomy Of A Runner
By Patrick Milroy on 04/06/2000 16:06:52
The body's components, and how they become damaged
surfaces are only held together by surface tension and the surrounding tissues. Youll probably become aware of a stress fracture by experiencing crescendo pain, which starts when you run, increases to reach a peak, and only eases when you stop.A doctor
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Bodyworks: Medial Collateral Ligament Injury
By Patrick Milroy on 05/06/2000 15:20:57
How to recognise it, how to overcome it
UAN: 217 Article type:-->SymptomsAlthough any force from the outside may sprain the medial collateral, the usual cause in runners is a twisting of the knee while the foot is stuck in a pothole or if the foot has suddenly slipped on a greasy surface
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Injury: When To Run, When To Stop
By Patrick Milroy on 05/06/2002 18:57:39
Most runners have grown out of the 'if it isn't hurting, it isn't working' mantra. But what's the difference between a routine twinge and a potentially disastrous injury?
this feeling of lactic acid build-up by experience, and because the symptoms tend to come on gradually. In some cases, if you feel pain on a training run it’s quite sufficient to stop and stretch, change the surface you’re running on or go to the other side
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