Running with Injuries and Health Conditions

Should i continue running even if it hurts or stop to avoid more damage?

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it's the spurs on the achilles acting up again. But this time it's not from increasing my mileage too quickly, it's just from trying to get back into running. I ran about 3 miles friday evening, and saturday morning I could barely walk on it until I got it stretched out. I bought some advil and...

by keltic63 over a year ago

Should I be concerned with acupuncture the day before the BIG race?

I'm running my 1st marathon in 6 days and have tendinitis on the top of my foot. Previously I had tendinitis in my calf and Achilles, but it was cured with 2 weeks of ultrasound and electo stim therapy. I developed my current injury almost a month ago, at the top of my foot and it doesn't want...

by Piglet over a year ago

Foot injury: the outside of my right foot hurts bad!

so a little over a month ago i hurt my foot, im guessing i did it when i was kicking a punching bag. my foot caught the bag in a real hard spot. I didn't notice it until the next day when i took my dog for a walk.. i could barley get back home it started hurting so bad. so i stopped running and...

by fireinside over a year ago

Osteoarthritis(OA) and keeping active

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OA pain is a real nuisance, especially considering how far spread the condition is. 46 million people in the U.S. suffer from this debilitating disease, making it the #1 disability in the U.S. today. About 1 in 5 people suffer from this to put it in perspective. As runners we have a certain...

by FasterandFaster over a year ago

Wife gets tired too easily, should I be worried about her health?

Hi everyone, So my wife is in the military and she runs 3-4 days a week, usually 2-3 miles. Occasionally, we run together (I only run about once a month and it's usually 1-2 miles). She can't seem to ever keep up with me, and she's completely out of breath after the first quarter mile. I...

by jmprescott over a year ago

Run the race or skip it and recover?

I have just been diagnosed with walking pneumonia and I am coughing constantly. I have been training for and planning to run in a half marathon. I am wondering if I should continue running right now or take a few days off in hopes of feeling better. Should I even plan on running the race now?? I...

by YellowDog over a year ago

Sports hernia surgery/adductor strain recovery

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Hi, So I've read through a couple of threads already about other runners recovering from sports hernia surgeries, etc., and there seems to be a lot of mixed results/their case is different than mine - thus, I am starting my own. While my main sport is not running, I do run XC in the fall, play...

by Guest over a year ago

Can i go back to running with achiles tendonitis?

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Hi guys - I was diagnosed with achilles tendonitis a few months ago and wasn't very active at the time...I played basketball years ago but I am 32 now and work, school and kids have limited my exposure to exercise. Anyway, I haven't had pain in awhile and have been off Diclofenac for a few weeks...

by JLorenzo77 over a year ago

Arch Pains, what is causing them?

At seemingly random times I experience incredibly sharp pains in the arch of either of my feet. My track spikes were a large cause of this because the pain seemed to hover around whenever I needed to put on my spikes at a track meet. It helps to massage them before I run and I rarely experience...

by XC+Track=Life over a year ago

How to deal with constant ankle pain while running?

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Hello, I'm a 28 year old who for many years had been relatively active, weight lifting and running 5 miles a session, 3 times a week (at low point), without any issues. About a year and a half ago I was working two jobs and long story short, completely stopped exercising and ate very...

by kebas239 over a year ago