Achilles Tendonitis – Home Treatment & Prevention Tips
Many runners suffer from Achilles Tendonitis, an injury at the back of the heel, near the bottom of the calf. To ease discomfort and speed up recovery, you may want …
Category: injuries
Running shoe lacing methods to tackle fit problems
Wearing the right running shoes for your foot shape and size is one thing, but inside these shoes you’ll need to keep your feet where they need to be. An …
Running and blisters
For runners, foot blisters can be so frustrating, especially when they occur during a race event. Almost every runner has had at least one run ruined because of a painful …
Back to running after injury
It can be tricky to safely return to running after an injury as it is easy to re-injure yourself again. Every injury is different and every recovery process is very …
Psychological effects of a sports injury
When you are physically injured you might be struggling mentally as well. Because the injury stops you doing what you love most, you might experience a mix of thoughts and …
Stretching exercises for plantar fasciitis
The recovery process of my plantar fasciitis was quite a learning journey. In the country that I lived in at the time, I had no access to medical specialists, such …
Self massage & contrast hydrotherapy for plantar fasciitis
When injured we want to get rid of the discomfort and pain as soon as possible. Applying massage and contrast hydro therapy could ease the pain. For plantar fasciitis, which …
Plantar Fasciitis vs Heel Spur, they’re not the same!
Plantar fasciitis is often incorrectly called a heel spur as they both show very similar symptoms. Patients of both injuries suffer from severe heel pain. The source of the pain …