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Running is an incredibly efficient way to stay in shape and burn enormous amounts of calories within one activity. The only problem with a long running career is that somewhere along the way you are going to find yourself with an injury of some kind; this is just inevitable. There are 5 different running injuries that are the most common and we are going to go through each of them. It is important to understand each and every one of the most common injuries so you know how to treat them when they arise.

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1 Stress Fractures

These are by far the most common running injury and are an injury that each and every runner has experienced at one time or another. It will begin with the symptoms of a simple sore muscle but you will quickly discover your muscle pain is not disappearing. The longer it lingers the more likely it is a stress fracture. A stress facture is a small crack on the outer layer of your bone. The only cure for this type of running injury is to rest and take plenty of calcium through your diet to help heal the crack as quickly as possible. During this healing stage you will want to avoid drinking diet soft drinks as this will inhibit the calcium.

2 Tendonitis

is of course a running injury you have no doubt heard of. This is a running injury focussing on inflamed tendons. Your tendon will begin to ache first thing in the morning and will only continue to ache as the day goes on if no treatment is administered. This can be an extremely painful running injury if left untreated. Tendonitis is generally caused by running too far, too fast and your leg muscles are not flexible or acute enough to handle the stress. This can also be associated with how worn out your running shoes are.

3 Plantar Fasciitis

A nightmare of inflammation of the bottom of your foot. Plantar Fasciitis a very strong tendon in the bottom of your foot and one that is stretched each and every time you take a step whether you are walking or running. Tight calf muscles can lead to this type of inflammation over time and is generally the number one cause of Plantar Fasciitis. The first symptom of this injury will feel like a simple bruise on the bottom of your foot and as it goes untreated the more painful it can become.

4 Runner’s Knee

is yet another popular running injury that should be discussed. Runner’s knee is a direct result of too much training and too hard. You will feel most of the pain in your knee cap because scarring has occurred within the tissue which is forcing your knee cap to sit improperly causing the pain. Lack of flexibility or stretching before or after running is definitely a contributing factor to this injury.

5 Shin Splints

Shin Splints is a common term for pain in the shin region. It can be a misleading term and most sports medicine professionals try to avoid using it. This is because shin pain and ‘Shin Splints’ can be due to several different conditions. One of the most common shin conditions that gets labelled ‘Shin Splints’ is Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome.

Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome is fairly common in runners. People suffering from Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome will feel shin pain on the inner side of the shin during exercise and also at rest. It is important to consult a sports doctor who can distinguish Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome from other causes of shin pain (‘Shin Splints’) such as Compartment Syndrome and stress fracture.

As you can see there are many injuries that accompany running on a regular basis and the treatment for each of them is rest. You do not want to continue running while suffering from any one of these injuries. Take the time to heal so you can resume running safely.