UAN:224 Article type:--SymptomsJust because it is also known as ‘jumper’s knee’, runners are not immune from this sudden pain that strikes at the base of the patella (kneecap) because of a partial rupture of the ligament below it. SignsYou may not be able to touch the painful ar...

tendinitis and gait analysis with a video will show whether your pronation needs treatment.What else could it be?Other more severe injuries to the tendon, lower calf muscle tears or simple heel tab bruising can all produce pain within the tendon

Q I’ve been suffering from a very sore Achilles tendon and hamstring problems in my left leg for nearly a year. I can still run on it, but at the end of the day I can’t wait to jump in a warm bath because of the pain. Oddly, it gets worse if I stand on hard floors for long period...

option to give up and go home, or should you struggle on regardless?"I have suffered with patellar tendinitis for a while now and have being thinking, is pain just a sensation? When I perform certain movements (like squats) I get a pain but it does

) or neglected (understretched, understrengthened), they’ll complain. And the result could be one of the two most chronic, hard-to-heal injuries a runner can face – namely, plantar fasciitis or Achilles tendinitis. To avoid the dreaded ‘itises’ it helps to first

drops below the step. Take at least 10 seconds to lower it all the way down – that’s the eccentric part of the move, which has been shown to help prevent Achilles tendinitis.Bent-knee Wall Stretch Runners often forget to stretch the soleus – a muscle

, just like the finger-nail ones. They looked great all summer. See full threadBuy bigger shoesSuz - My second toenail is purple and about to fall off from my last pair of running shoes! I have just bought new shoes 1/2 size bigger and have had

UAN: 199 Article type:--If you want to know more about running injuries, you're in the right place. This is an archive of Bodyworks, a series of columns that ran for two years in Runner's World UK. It was written by RW Medical Advisor Dr Patrick

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, causing swelling of the nerve along with the pain.What else could it be?Pain over the metatarsal heads (metatarsalgia), a stress fracture of the bone, or tendinitis may mimic the pain, while conditions varying from diabetes to multiple sclerosis could