runners knee Archives - Oxford Body Whisperer

Is your running style causing your injuries?

31st May 2023

Are you a runner who is plagued with running injuries, aches or pains? Do you constantly seem to have hamstring strains, Achilles issues, knee pain, shin splints or other issues? If this sounds like you then it is possible that your running style and physicality is causing the issues. If you are a runner, it is very likely that you will have previously had your gait assessed on a treadmill when purchasing new shoes so you may already know if…

NEW SERVICE !!! Running Gait Analysis

31st May 2023

Nikki Carrol

We are pleased to announce our new service “Gait Analysis For Runners” So who will this help? It will help all runners. You might be an experienced runner who is trying to improve your race times or perhaps you are constantly plagued with running related injuries such as shin splints, Achilles or general ankle issues, plantar fasciitis, runners knee, or more general knee, hip or back pain. Alternatively, you might be completely new to running and experiencing unfamiliar muscular issues…

How to avoid common sports injuries whilst keeping your New Year’s fitness resolutions

3rd January 2023

Nikki Carrol

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So here we are at the beginning of a new year, and probably, like most people including myself, you have set yourself ambitious and challenging health and fitness resolutions for 2023. Perhaps you are a beginner and determined to start running, or maybe you are wanting to take the next step in your fitness journey which means you will need to increase your intensity and volume. Either way, as soon as we change our activity levels, we risk injury, so…

Suffering with Knee Pain?

2nd October 2020

Nikki Carrol

Check out our latest blog about Runners Knee and IT Band Syndrome plus access FREE leaflets and rehabilitation videos to help you fix it. Check out the blog page NOW.

Knee Pain

2nd October 2020

Nikki Carrol

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If you have every suffered with knee pain the check this out Do you ever have pain at the front of your knee? Maybe you get pain knee pain when you run? Maybe you don’t run but you experience pain when you are going up and down the stairs, especially on the way down? If you can relate to any of the above then you may be suffering with either one of the two most common knee conditions , Runners…

Are you a runner with painful knees?

19th June 2019

Nikki Carrol

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And this is why I love my job! The client came to me with runners knee. He is an experienced runner and is used to running through pain, but after his last half marathon, his knee pain got so bad that he could barely walk. He could no longer ignore the pain. My assessment showed that his knees were not the problem. He was feeling pain in his knees but the cause of the pain was actually his tight hip…