Running Injury-Free: How to Prevent, Treat and Recover from Dozens of Painful Problems

by Joe Ellis, Joe Henderson

Running Injury-Free

Do you run more than 15 miles a week?

Are you working on increasing your mileage or speed?

Are you ignoring minor twinges and strains so you can keep training?

If so, you're a serious runner. Problem is, sooner or later, you're bound to get injured--unless you follow Dr. Joe Ellis's advice in RUNNING INJURY-FREE.

Genres: Health, Medical, Nonfiction

288 pages, Paperback

First published May 15, 1994

Reviews

[Mariah Lauritzen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book surprised me in how much I liked it.

It's sorted by injury, so that you can use it as a reference book.
It has quick tables with the injury, prescription to get better, taking steps to prevent the injury from happening.
Each chapter then has case studies of different runners and how their injury progressed and what the end result was. This gives a human element to the medical information.

The beginning chapter goes over shoes, which I think can be very helpful in knowing what sort of shoe is for which foot.

It was interesting to see running from a podiatrist perspective

[Tom Rowland · Rating 5 out of 5]

Outstanding
Helps novice runners understand what is hurting and how to fix it or when they should see a DR
Saved me tons of money and time by figuring my injuries out on my own
Every athlete should own this book

[Heidrun · Rating 4 out of 5]

Everyone should read this before becoming an active runner!

[Bob Crowley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great resource. Used it for injury prevention ideas after athletes were released from athletic trainers care.

[David Fish · Rating 4 out of 5]

Having some degree of understanding on how the body works and experiencing some of these injuries yourself or through teammates is essential in getting the most out of this book. Being familiar with a number of topics made it more manageable to develop an understanding of new concepts and solidify your knowledge on what is already out there. Perhaps the most valuable parts of this book are the stories of athletes getting injured, they go to show it can happen to anyone. This makes any and all injuries that much more real while educating the reader on how to work to decrease the changes of obtaining the many harmful obstacles that are in the sport that aren't given their proper due.

[Angie Shere · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good information about the physiology(not sure if that is the right word) of running and why and how injuries happen. Went into quite a bit of depth about the most common types of injures and how to avoid them. Sometimes I thought there was almost too much information.

[Courtney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good reference source; practical advice for dealing with or preventing injuries

[Amber · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super fun, well written and quick read. I'm new to running and currently experiencing some knee woes, but this book gave me some good pointers that should make my experience better. Good intro book.