Posts Tagged injury

Achilles Tendonopathy

Where is the pain: At the bottom of the calf muscle, or within the tendon before or at the insertion on the calcaneus bone (heel). Cause: This is an overuse load injury, sometimes repetition injury. The runner has completed too much volume or intensity too soon. If a runner transitions […]

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Patellar Femoral Pain Syndrome PFPS, PFS

Where is the pain? Front or anterior knee Cause: This is a load and repetition Injury. The runner may have increased their training volume too fast and it may have been too intense. PFPS is commonly associated with abnormal alignment of knee or knee cap during the bending and straightening […]

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