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Runners Knee Injuries
Usual symptoms of this running injury include pain directly under the kneecap, or the surrounding area. Climbing or descending stairs may be painful. Usually the running injury responds well with biomechanical evaluation and an orthotic, when indicated.
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Heel / Arch Pain
Common type of runners injury - varies from a slight tightness in the bottom of the foot to an intense heel pain that may worsen when getting out of bed in the morning. An X-ray will sometimes reveal the running injury as a "heel spur" on the bottom of the heel. This is usually due to an overpronation problem that will respond well to the use of a runners orthotic. (Orthotics can be used to prevent a large number of running injuries.)
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Runners Ilio-Tibial Band Syndrome
This running injury can manifest itself anywhere along the entire length of this highly fibrous connective tissue. It runs from along the hip to the knee. At its worst, pain can be very intense at either the outside of the hip to the outside of the knee. A complete biomechanical evaluation, foot to hip, is needed to diagnose the problem and prevent further running injury. Stretching can aggravate a running injury of this type.
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