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The recent good weather, with plentiful sunshine and long evenings has lead to a dramatic increase in the numbers out running. While it’s fantastic in terms of people’s general health, there has been an associated increase in runners presenting to the clinic with running related injuries, particularly so in the last week leading up to the Connemarathon 2012 over West and the Gaelforce Greystones to Bray 10k here in the East. In particular I’ve seen a lot of runners presenting with Iliotibial band (ITB) syndrome.

Achilles tendonitis and achilles tendonosis are extremely common sports injuries. These injuries are most often seen in Basketball players, Martial Arts participants..

Acute rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is an extremely common and serious sports injury, necessitating a prolonged period of absence from sport.

With pre-season well underway in GAA clubs across the country it’s important to consider the importance of a good conditioning and stretching program as part of your pre-season preparation. The pre-season slog, and the dark winter nights should not only be looked on as an opportunity to gain the required physical fitness to perform..