Full Description
The ultimate pain-to-personal-best guide to running injuries, covering prevention, detection and rehabilitation.
Runners suffer from the highest injury rates of all recreational athletes. Whether you are a novice or elite-level runner, guide yourself through a step-by-step process of avoiding and managing injury.
Written by a globally respected physiotherapist who has worked with Olympic and World Champion athletes, Running Free of Injuries will help runners to understand their body, identify weaknesses and develop a natural defence against injury.
The book covers the most common running injuries that occur to the foot, ankle, lower leg, hip, knee and pelvis and includes key exercises applicable to all levels of fitness.
Contents
Foreword by Steve Cram
Introduction
1 The Foot
2 The Ankle
3 The Lower Leg
4 The Knee
5 The Hip and Pelvis
Appendix 1: Rehabilitation Exercises
Appendix 2: Warm-up and Cool Down
Training plans
Final Comments
Bibliography
Index
