Running Free Of Injuries (from Pain To Personal Best)

By (author) Paul Hobrough; By (author) Hobrough Paul; Foreword by Cram Steve
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.
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A great addition to a runner''s bookshelf: practical self-help from diagnosis to treatment.
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A must have book for runners of all abilities. Any niggle you feel, you can be sure to find help and guidance in this fantastic book.
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This book is very reassuring for all runners with aches and pains, with brilliant tips for self-diagnoses, clear indications for when you need professional help, and most importantly excercises to help you get better and back out running. I am going to pack it with my running shoes.
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A great reference... genuinely useful, with minimal jargon.
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There are many books on injury prevention, but most make for dull reading. This one stands apart in being easy to read and having clear diagrams of injury-prevention and treatment exercises
Biographical note
Paul Hobrough is a chartered physiotherapist, sports scientist and Clinical Director of Physio&Therapy UK. A Team GB athlete for 16 years, Paul writes for Runner’s World magazine and is recognised as a leading authority on injury prevention. His physiotherapy practice is based in Northumberland, England.
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The complete guide to running injuries, how to prevent them, early detection, and how to rehabilitate from them.
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Gives description of injuries, including pain sites, what activities usually bring on the pain and the most likely cause.
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Offers guidance on whether you can manage it yourself or need a physio and the rehabilitation process.
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Advice on returning to running, and the training programme to get you back on track.
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Offers advice on choosing a physiotherapist, and what to look for to ensure you get the very best advice and treatment.
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Benefical to PIlates instructors or pesonal trainers that work with running clients to help understand common running injury complaints that clients might raise.