Running Free of Injuries

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Running Free of Injuries

From Pain to Personal Best

Sports injuries and medicine Sports training and coaching Sport science, physical education Track and field sports, athletics Marathon and cross-country running

Author: Paul Hobrough

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Language: English

Published by: Bloomsbury Sport

Published on: 8th September 2016

Format: LCP-protected ePub

Size: 208 pages

ISBN: 9781472913814


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.

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