But running is one of those sports that also gets a bad rap for being notoriously tough on the body, from knee injuries to pulled or strained tendons to lost toenails. If you’re new to running or a veteran of the sport, which of these maladies should you actually be concerned about? And what can you do about them?
Here’s what the experts say:
1. Runner’s Knee
Patellofemoral pain syndrome, also known as runner’s knee, tends to affect runners who try to do too much, too soon, according to Bert Mandelbaum, MD, orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at Cedars-Sinai Kerlan-Jobe Institute in Los Angeles.
5 Ways to Stretch Your Ankles so You Can Move Easier Laura Williams Bustos, MS, ACSM EP-C
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Why you need to stretch your ankles
It s pretty easy to get through a whole day without thinking twice about your ankles. Until they don t work quite right, that is.
Maybe they feel stiff. Maybe you re experiencing pain related to a recently sprained ankle or flare-up of an old injury. Or maybe you re not quite sure whether your feet, ankles, or calves are causing you problems; you just know you re not moving the way you usually do.
Having a treadmill at home is a
huge perk. You can walk, jog, or run whenever the mood strikes, even on crappy weather days. But some recent reports of children being injured on and around treadmills have raised big questions about treadmill safety.
There were an estimated 22,500 treadmill-related injuries treated at U.S. emergency departments in 2019 in Americans of all ages, according to data shared with
Women s Health from the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). And around 2,000 of those were children under the age of eight. Between 2018 and 2020, the CPSC also received 17 reports of people dying of injuries linked to using a treadmill, including a 5-year-old child.
Updated April 23
NHL roundup: Rangers keep playoff hopes alive with win over Flyers
New York closes to within six points of the Bruins, who have two games in hand.
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Alexandar Georgiev makes a third-period save against Travis Sanheim of the Flyers during the Rangers’ 4-1 win Friday night in New York.
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NEW YORK Alexandar Georgiev stopped 26 shots, Pavel Buchnevich and rookie Alexis Lafreniere each had a goal and an assist, and the New York Rangers beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 Friday night for their fifth win in seven games.
Chris Kreider and Filip Chytil also scored and Artemi Panarin had two assists to help the Rangers bounce back one night after a 3-2 loss to the Flyers. New York pulled back six points behind Boston for the fourth and final playoff spot in the East Division. The Rangers have eight games remaining while the Bruins have 10.
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