If you want to know more about running injuries, you're in the right place. From the most common problems runners experience, to when you should rest your injury and when it's ok to carry on running, we've got it covered in this definitive guide. The advice is from Runner's World's Medical Advisor Dr Patrick Milroy, who has been at the centre of UK sports medicine for longer than even he can remember, and is team doctor of the English Athletic Association.
What everyone's reading
What does RICE mean?
If you're new to runners injuries, get alert to hear a lot about Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury. This is a universal running first-aid principle that you should follow immediately after an injury.
Published: 05 June 2002:
- Black Toenail
- Bunion
- Calcaneal Bursa (heel)
- Hallux Rigidus (Toe)
- Ingrowing Toenail
- March Fracture (toe)
- Mortons Neuroma (forefoot)
- Plantar Fasciitis
Runners World, Part of the Hearst UK Wellbeing Network:
- Achilles Rupture
- Achille Rupture (partial)
- Ankle Pain
- Ankle Sprain
- Peritendinitis (Achilles)
- Achilles Tendinitis
Calcaneal Bursa heel:
The most common ankle injuries for runners:
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury
- Baker's Cyst
- Hoffars syndrome
- Knee pain after running: How to spot and fix it
- Meniscal Cyst
- Meniscal Injuries
- Osgood-Schlatters disease
- Patellar Tendinitis
- Posterior Compartment Syndrome
- Runner's Knee
Our comprehensive guide to running injuries:
The most common foot injuries for runners:
