Runner's Knee

I'm a rugby player so have lots of little niggling injuries, I try and determine if these are ones I can "run off" or not. It's important to recognise when you have a pain that you can not run off and stop e.g minor muscle tears. I find running in winter I have more aches and pains, probably due to cold muscles, as soon as summer hits, everything is sweet. I'd suggest wear skins, warming up your muscles thoroughly and stretching before & after running. Also ice (frozen peas) are your best friend - even a slight niggle or pain, whack ice on it. Also if the runners knees persists, see a physiotherapist. I occasionally get runners knee pain and pain in the hamstring tendon (right leg), I think I don't have a symmetrical running style i.e my right leg pronates more, I've found that playing around with my running style has helped the pain go away. This is something you could try, next time you're in pain, try different foot strikes e.g deliberately over-pronating or supinating the foot for a few minutes, see what happens.