Running Injuries: Treatment and Prevention

by Jeff Galloway

"Running Injuries - Treatment and Prevention" offers easy to access tips on treating and avoiding injuries. It is written in a language that is easy to understand. This book will help runners and walkers understand how injuries occur, how to print them, how to heal knee, foot, calf, iliotibial band, plantar fasciia, achilles tendon, neuroma, and much more. There is also a section on coming back from an injury and exercising while injured.

Genres: Nonfiction, Fitness

167 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Gaurav · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a very specialized text meant for you if you are into running (and that shouldn't be surprising as the name suggests that) . The first part of the book can be read through as a general information which will be relevant to most readers. The second part of the book dealing with injuries in best read with a specific objective in mind . I browsed through the specific and recurring problems I have face while running/training for long distance races and understanding the common thread in them helped me isolate the root problem . I didn't find the book very helpful in finding long term solution or eliminating the problem..... but that one can easily find on the internet resources available. I found this to be a good compendium for regular runners.

[Angie Carter · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pictures or diagrams of the anatomy or injury would have made this a 5* book. Basic, nothing hard to understand.

[Helen · Rating 2 out of 5]

I personally have had better results using the discussion boards on www.runnersworld.com. I do, however, plan to use Galloway's "Magic Mile" time trial to predict my mile pace. Well, someday....

[Bruce · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad, some good reference.