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Learn more about running injuries, how to treat and prevent them, and get valuable training tips. All articles are evidence-based and written by licensed Physiotherapists.
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Medial shin splints or medial tibial stress syndrome — learn about the causes, symptoms and treatment.
Oct 13, 2024
7 min
A runner's guide to medial shin splints: Causes, treatments and recovery times
  • Shin splints
  • Leg pain
  • 4
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Kim Van Deventer
Kim Van Deventer
Man holding his injured Achilles tendon
Oct 14, 2024
6 min
How do tendons heal?
  • Injuries
  • Achilles tendinopathy
  • 5
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Maryke Louw
Maryke Louw
How long a pulled muscle takes to heal depends on the severity and what tissue is injured.
Oct 14, 2024
3 min
How long does a pulled muscle take to heal?
  • Hamstring strain
  • Calf strain
  • 6
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Maryke Louw
Maryke Louw
Ibuprofen anti-inflammatory medication
Oct 10, 2024
5 min
Do anti-inflammatories (like ibuprofen) help healing?
  • Injuries
  • Achilles tendinopathy
  • 17
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Maryke Louw
Maryke Louw
Icing as part of the price method to treat acute injuries
Oct 14, 2024
6 min
How to use the PRICE method to treat acute injuries
  • Therapy approaches
  • Pain management
  • 13
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Maryke Louw
Maryke Louw
Learn what a pulled hamstring feels like and what treatments work best.
Oct 21, 2024
9 min
Recognizing and treating hamstring strains: Symptoms, recovery, and more
  • Hamstring strain
  • Leg pain
  • 4
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Maryke Louw
Maryke Louw
Learn why you may get bruises from a hamstring injury.
Oct 14, 2024
4 min
Pulled hamstring: How to treat the bruise
  • Hamstring strain
  • Bruising
  • 7
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Maryke Louw
Maryke Louw
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