Q I suffered from pain in my hip and back for about 12 months. Then my back suddenly stiffened completely while I was out running and I had to stop. It has been variously diagnosed as a slipped disc and a trapped L4 nerve, but after treatment

by, among other things, an old injury, your running style, protection for a nerve that is ‘trapped’ or compensation for an immobile joint. If a physiotherapist can establish one of the above as the cause of your scoliosis, the chances of your

of those people with naturally poor circulation – so extremities such as your feet can suffer.Parasthesia can also be caused by a ‘trapped’ or restricted nerve in the foot. In turn this might be connected to a minor biomechanical imbalance in the foot

Having had three attempts getting to the start line of the London Marathon (breaking my ankle eight days beforehand in 2008 and ending up with a trapped nerve in my back for three weeks in 2007), this was finally my London Marathon year.The greatest

but paralysed. More commonly, though, nerves can become trapped or bruised, which causes pain, numbness or weakness. Although full recovery will occur if the pressure on the nerve is relieved, at one millimetre per day, it may take several weeks!

in 2010 and then the Great North Run and then the Birmingham Half-Marathon and so it goes on. Through the year I called a barn dance! That was crazy. Packed shopping bags in Morrisons begged and cajoled. This year I have been injured - a trapped nerve

muscle is rehabbed then the symptoms will reoccur.A stiff muscle is due to an increase in muscle tone, which is most likely to be a protective mechanism, and shouldn’t be stretched. Ever.I think your piriformis is stiff to protect your sciatic nerve

. The Greeks deliberately left their centre weak and allowed it to fall back, but their strong flanks broke through the Persians and then wheeled inwards to trap the main body of the enemy in the centre of the plain. Once the Persians had been broken up

the crowds were so encouraging and supportive, I suddenly thought 'Oh my God, I am doing the London Marathon'. That's when I almost broke - that's when the tears threatened and when my throat closed with trapped sobs. I thought about the reason I was running

rushing through lunch and should slow down.DON’T GIVE UPJust because you had an extra custard cream, don’t fall into the ‘I’ve blown it’ trap. “People set up such rigid guidelines,” Bonci says. “Then it’s, ‘Uh-oh, I deviated, so I might as well continue