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Is your running style causing your injuries?

31st May 2023

Are you a runner who is plagued with running injuries, aches or pains? Do you constantly seem to have hamstring strains, Achilles issues, knee pain, shin splints or other issues? If this sounds like you then it is possible that your running style and physicality is causing the issues. If you are a runner, it is very likely that you will have previously had your gait assessed on a treadmill when purchasing new shoes so you may already know if…

Are you a runner with painful knees?

And this is why I love my job! The client came to me with runners knee. He is an experienced runner and is used to running through pain, but after his last half marathon, his knee pain got so bad that he could barely walk. He could no longer ignore the pain. My assessment showed that his knees were not the problem. He was feeling pain in his knees but the cause of the pain was actually his tight hip…