Running Injuries

A handbook of running injury prevention and treatment of runners at all levels. It offers medical research, photographs of South African and international runners, medical diagrams and a user-friendly format. There is analysis of the injury profiles of international and South African athletes with a checklist of points to help you run injury-free, with photographs demonstrating the correct way to do stretching exercises. The second edition is updated, and includes a new focus on how to prevent injury for all runners - whether elite athletes, twice-a-week joggers, athletes at school level, or those who run mainly to build fitness for other sports. It is a guide aimed at coaches, parents and doctors