Extensor Tendonitis Running – UPDATED 2021 – A Complete Guide
Many runners have experienced the extensor tendonitis running injury, although many people don't know what it is until they experience the pain associated with it. This type of injury is usually caused by too much running, excess stress on the tendons, and sometimes wrong footwear. In this...
Favoring A Leg While Running – UPDATED 2021 – A Complete Guide
Structural or muscular imbalance is one of the biggest causes of injuries for a runner. Sometimes these imbalances can force you into favoring a leg while running, causing constant niggles and injuries that prevent you from training and even competing. Leg-length discrepancies and muscular imbalances are...
Hamstring Niggle Meaning, Recovery & More – UPDATED 2021
As a runner, the phrase niggle, is generally used to describe injuries, pain, or soreness that disrupt training. Often these niggles can turn into serious injuries, putting the runner out of action for weeks or even months. The hamstring is one of these places where the...
Swimmers Elbow – A Complete Guide To Swimmers Elbow & Treatment
Swimmers elbow is an injury many triathletes develop when increasing their training load too fast. However, beginners are more commonly affected because of their poor technique. Affected areas include pain around the outside of the elbow and inside of the elbow. So what can you do...
Top of Foot Pain From Running & After – What You Should Know?
Unfortunately, many runners experience top of foot pain when running. Knowing this, we've put together a list of the signs and treatments. So if you experience top of the foot pain after running hopefully this will help get you back out there running again. Most regular...
Running With Bursitis – UPDATED 2021 – A Complete Guide
Bursitis is a painful condition that affects many runners, whether located in the knee or the hip. Running with bursitis can often prevent the runner from continuing to train for some weeks. So what is bursitis? And how does it affect the runner? In this article,...
Compartment Syndrome While Running – A Complete Guide
Compartment syndrome is a painful condition that many runners experience in the lower legs. The impact running places on the body is widely known to be the cause of this condition. If you have ever experienced compartment syndrome while running, it can cause a high level of...
PRP Recovery Protocol – A Guide To Running After PRP Injection
If your a runner dealing with chronic, ongoing injuries such as hamstring or Achilles tendon problems, you may have been treated with PRP Injection. While this article mainly focuses on running after a PRP injection, let us first explain what exactly it is. A platelet-rich plasma...
Contrast Bath Therapy For Runners – A Complete Guide
As a runner, we often look for ways that can help speed up recovery from workouts. Whether this is massaging, ice baths, or compression wear, there are numerous products and protocols you can follow to help shorten recovery time. Contrast hydrotherapy is one of those tools...
Can You Cycle With Shin Splints? Replacing Running With Cycling
Can You Cycle With Shin Splints? One of the most common running injuries a runner faces in their training. Shin splints affect more than 30% of runners each year. Inflexible lower leg muscles and fatigue is often the root cause of shin splints. So many runners tend...