UAN:215 Article type:--SymptomsThis mouthful causes a pain on the outside of the knee when the lower end of a sheet of gristle running from the thigh rubs over the bony prominence on the side of the knee. It only hurts when the knee is moving

an unusual gait, and my thighs absolutely kill me!A It sounds like a classic case of delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). DOMS is commonly experienced after unaccustomed strenuous exercise. The muscle tenderness usually becomes apparent the day after

package. With groin-related injuries, this needs to address the strength of the muscles around the lumbar spine, abdomen and hip (particularly the inner thigh or adductor muscles). With chronic groin injuries, one of the most common treatment techniques

for football, that's why I was running for the Boobby Moore Charity. On leaving Rob Walker I was feeling good and tried to kick on, but around the 18 mile mark my right thigh was causing problems "an old injury coming back to haunt me", at 20 miles I had

. But I would have welcomed a swifter start, and my attempts to make up for it later have left me with thighs of lead. More of which, later.Despite the congestion and the unseasonably hot weather, every runner seemed to have a smile on their face – even

10 times on each side.Iliotibial Band SyndromeThe two muscles associated with the ITB are the tensor fascia lata (TFL) and gluteus maximus. This exercise concentrates on the TFL, which runs down the outside of the thigh from just below the hip

of the knee, called the popliteus, which helps to unlock the joint during walking and running. It does this by rotating the shin and the thigh. If for some reason, your knee has been forced to over-rotate – perhaps you do a lot of off-road running on uneven

is the largest nerve in the leg and which passes down the back of the thigh, emerges through the back of the pelvis under some muscles which often become tight in runners.An added complication can be the after-effects of pregnancy and childbirth. In the last

Q I’m a 17-year-old middle-distance runner. Last year I started growing really fast and reached 6ft 6in. Now I regularly experience pains in my upper arms, hamstrings and thighs after harder runs. My GP says I should stretch more, while my coach

, runners often sew or Velcro gaiters to their shoes. Sand sticks to anti-chafing lubes and the friction can turn thigh skin into sandpaper. Compression shorts eliminate this.4. Sun ScreeningTemperatures can top 50C. Runners don legionnaire hats and sweat