Comments for Running Injury Oracle

Comment on Running Injury? Head for the kitchen! by Monique Geraghty

Monique Geraghty — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:26:22 +0000

Hi there. I have recently been doing al lot of running, around 40hrs a week. and I am getting injured quite regularly. I am opting to rest and stretch but desperately want to keep my fitness up as I’ve worked so hard.

What would you recommend for shin splints?

I am currently using kettle bell training and spinning on the bike at the gym

Kind Regards

Monique

Comment on Do i have a stress fracture? by lindsay

lindsay — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:55:46 +0000

hi. i have been having this pain in my left leg, on the inner side above my ankle but below my gastrocnemius. i do not feel the pain all the time the i walk. i run both cross country and track. i took a week off after school ended and then i began to run again. but after 6 days of running my left leg began to hurt in the area i just described. i have stopped running for a week now and usually no longer feel the pain when i walk. i usually only feel it after i poke the area to test and see if the pain has gone away. but sometimes it will start to randomly hurt. or it begins to hurt after i jump or land hard at the bottom of the stairs. i am worried i have a stress fracture because this does not feel like shin splints, and is in such a strange specific spot. i do not want to go to the doctor because if it is a stress fracture they will put me in a boot. i cannot be in a boot because this summer i have many active plans and am going on a 5 day 50 mile backpacking trip in the adirondack mountains as well as many other physical activities. i tried using my phone to vibrate against my tibia and i did not feel any pain at all. so is it for sure not a stress fracture? is your trick fool-proof? how can i get the pain to go away completely? is it even a stress fracture? what should i do? should i go to the doctor? i am really freaking out about this and am so worried. one of my friends who had a stress fracture said she is pretty sure i do not have one. but then again she is not a doctor. please help advise as much as you can. i would really appreciate it. thanks so much.

Comment on Almost there! by admin

admin — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 21:39:39 +0000

Dear Zac,

Thanks so much for your thumbs up, i really appreciate it!
Gavin

Comment on Almost there! by Zac

Zac — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:00:02 +0000

I am thoroughly impressed with your website. well done.

Comment on London Marathon training by admin

admin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 21:19:08 +0000

Dear Wendy, thanks for your kind words, i’ll try to write more regularly!
best
Gavin

Comment on London Marathon training by Wendy

Wendy — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:37:45 +0000

Excellent Article!

If I could write like this I would be well chuffed

The more I read articles of such quality as this (which is rare), the more I think there might be a future for the Web. Keep it up, as it were.

Comment on Almost there! by admin

admin — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:47:34 +0000

I have not really seen a great deal of research showing that supplements like glucosamine sulphate help joint recovery. I have not included it mainly because it is not my area of expertise, but I am slightly cynical about it. There are a over 150 joints in the body. There is lets say 1000mg of glucosamine in a pill. That means that each joint in the body might get at most 6-7 mg of glucosamine, although probably not anywhere near that amount because of the body not absorbing all the pill. I fail to see how such a small amount can have any effect whatsoever on a joint such as the knee, on which even 5-6 mg would be like a grain of sand on a beach. But that’s just my opinion! I am generally in favour of supplements in general, such as multivitamin and mineral supplements, since as runners we do use up a lot of these important substances, and may not get enough in our food to replace what we lose. Especially during training.
Gavin

Comment on Almost there! by admin

admin — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 21:35:42 +0000

Dear Patricia,
so sorry it has taken a full 10 days to reply to your comment. Thank you for your feedback, I’m glad you like the site. It’s true that it is very difficult to know how long rehabilitation will take, it is different of course for each individual. I will try to make the years subscription a bit more obvious.
Gavin

Comment on Almost there! by Patricia Kabel

Patricia Kabel — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:26:53 +0000

Have heard some people ‘raving’ about supplements containing glucosamine as being very effective in joint recovery. I haven’t encountered reference to these on your site – do you have a view on glucosamine and supplements in general ?

Comment on Almost there! by Patricia Kabel

Patricia Kabel — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:08:58 +0000

Looked into website from newsletter info … I think it is really well presented and links logically through the diagnosis and treatment steps. The pricing you propose seems reasonable (I’m currently on my 3 day trial), but interestingly I only noticed the approx £20 price not the approx £30 price which offers better value, and also it can be difficult to predict injury and recovery times…