.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
at the back and front of the thigh bone respectively, and their size and position affects the angles the legs move at, and particularly the way that the patella (kneecap) moves. Your anatomy and the patterns of your muscle use determine many of the injuries
UAN:234 Article type:-->Shinsplints are one of the most common running injuries. They result from tired or inflexible calf muscles putting too much stress on tendons, which become strained and torn. Overpronation aggravates this problem, as can
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
UAN: Article type:-->Knowledge is the power to reducing your injury risk. Join us on a tour of the bodys components, and look at how they become damaged.BonesBones are essentially the scaffolding of the body, and although they have some
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
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
