- Self manage your injury with expert physio guidance
Running is often described as an addiction. It must be to suffer so many self-inflicted aches and pains! Regardless of whether your running injury is repetitive or traumatic, the key to effective recovery is understanding the injury.
The most common traumatic running injuries you're likely to experience are: sprained ankles, strained calves, hamstrings and quads.
Repetitive running injuries include; achilles tendonitis; plantar fasciitis (pain under the foot) anterior knee pain (runners knee) and hip pain.
We have a number of articles and injury advice which may help you to understand and self manage your injury, though it may not specifically tell you what to do as every injury is unique.
You can choose a physio, our recommendation being Jane Hodgson, who is a runner herself, and a Chartered Physiotherapist with the specialist skills to help you treat your injury with a personalised programme.
Wobble board benefits include increasing ankle proprioception and ankle strength. Such post ankle sprain rehab decreases the likleyhood of repeated sprain.
Plantar fasciitis is the commonest overuse injury causing foot pain in middle aged to older adults. Affecting the sole of the foot it often causes heel pain, but sometimes pain is also felt on the middle or outside of the foot.
Iliotibial band friction syndrome is commonly termed runners knee because its occurrence in endurance runners is common. Causing outside knee pain, it has been estimated to account for 7% of all running injuries in middle aged men. The term runners knee is however misleading as a broad range of sports people can be affected by iliotibial band syndrome including bowlers, cyclists and racquet sports.
At 6 injuries per 100,000 of the population meniscal injuries are one of the most common knee injuries, even more so in skiing and sports involving cutting, pivoting and twisting.
Achilles tendon pain is a common overuse injury, precipitated by a number of factors including change in training, inappropriate footwear, and altered foot pain it can be treated effectively with ice, stretches, and eccentric strengthening exercises.
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You've done the months of training, survived the day, and felt the euphoria of crossing the finish line. But how do you facilitate your recovery to ensure you are back out training and injury free as quickly as possible?
It is one of the main stabilising ligaments of the knee and injury to the anterior cruciate ligament will lead to feelings of instability in the knee. Symptoms can be helped with strengthening and exercises
Runners knee (anterior knee pain or patella femoral syndrome) is said to affect as many as 1 in 4 people & is characterised by pain under the knee cap.
A sprained, swollen or turned ankle is one of the most commonly occurring injuries to the leg. Determining the severity of the sprain is the key to assessing the correct course of treatment.
It is common to help heal an injury with ice. Deciding whether you should apply ice rather than heat, and for how long can make the difference between helping to heal your injury and making it worse.
For the inclusive package of £28, you receive a personalised injury self management programme comprising exercises and expert advice from your chosen physio.
Included in this price is a follow up assessment, which you can choose to take at any time within 3 months folllowing the initial assessment.
Jane Hodgson
Jane specialises in lower body injuries and has raced competitively in running, orienteering and adventure racing.
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