Paul Hobrough

Running Free of Injuries (eBook, ePUB)

From Pain to Personal Best

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The ultimate pain-to-personal-best guide to running injuries, covering prevention, detection and rehabilitation. Runners suffer from the highest injury rates of all recreational athletes. Whether you are a novice or elite-level runner, guide yourself through a step-by-step process of avoiding and managing injury. Written by a globally respected physiotherapist who has worked with Olympic and World Champion athletes, Running Free of Injuries will help runners to understand their body, identify weaknesses and develop a natural defence against injury. The book covers the most common running injuries that occur to the foot, ankle, lower leg, hip, knee and pelvis and includes key exercises applicable to all levels of fitness.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks UK
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. September 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472913814
• Artikelnr.: 45463928

Autorenporträt

Paul Hobrough is a chartered physiotherapist, sports scientist, bestselling author and Clinical Director of Physio&Therapy UK. A Team GB athlete for 16 years, Paul writes for Runner's World magazine and is recognised as a leading authority on injury prevention. His physiotherapy practice is based in Harley Street, London, and Northumberland, England. He is the lead physiotherapist for the Virgin London Marathon, and works with numerous Olympic and World Champion athletes.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Steve Cram
Introduction
1 The Foot
2 The Ankle
3 The Lower Leg
4 The Knee
5 The Hip and Pelvis
Appendix 1: Rehabilitation Exercises
Appendix 2: Warm-up and Cool Down
Training plans
Final Comments
Bibliography
Index