Running Injuries: Prevention and Treatment - Softcover

9781905096336: Running Injuries: Prevention and Treatment

Softcover

ISBN 10: 190509633X ISBN 13: 9781905096336

Publisher: Peak Performance Publishing, 2008

The majority of runners, whether fun, club or elite, have experienced both the irritation and frustration of running injuries. In most cases, it's not the pain of the injury that's the problem, it s the unknown parameters and consequences of running injuries that are the real thorn in the side. Typically: How did I get this injury and could it have been avoided? Have I been over-training? How long will it last before I can start training and competing again? And, most importantly Will it re-occur if I don t take action to correct my approach to training and/or competition? If you are lucky enough never to have experienced a running injury, then no doubt you have trained with people who have been plagued by injury problems. The fact is that we all know that 'prevention is better than cure'. But until we have personally experienced the aggravation of a running injury, we are usually too complacent to accept this rule of thumb and do anything about it. With this in mind I'm pleased to introduce the long-awaited report on Running Injuries -- Prevention & Treatment. Drawing from the knowledge and experience of our panel of sports scientists, physiotherapists and sports therapists from both Peak Performance and its sister publication, Sports Injury Bulletin, we have compiled a holistic, technical and hands-on approach to understanding, treating and managing your running injuries. The 110-page report covers the assessment and importance of the kinetic chain, bio-mechanics and training tips to prevent injury. The next section is slightly more technical and takes an in-depth look at the physiology behind specific injuries that may be affecting you. The final section of the report looks at a revolutionary new running technique and the problems of muscle imbalances while running and practical exercises to address these important concerns... ...including the perfect way to execute the gym-based exercises that all runners should do, whatever their specific sport. Drawing on a hand-picked panel of experts almost all of whom have also competed at the highest levels of national and, in some cases, international sport, this report will stay with you as an invaluable reference point through your running career.

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