By Mario Ciccone, Seed’s Pain & Performance Osteopath
It’s getting to that time of year when things get serious if you’re signed up to the London Marathon. It’s easy to put off those long runs in the depths of winter, but putting in the work in February and March is where the magic happens.
Marathon Training and Runner’s Knee
The flip side of marathon training season is that I start to see lots more people in clinic with what is known as Runner’s Knee. When a client presents with this problem the locality of the pain can be mixed and vast but here are some of the common complaints:
- Pain around the knee cap
- Knee pain on loaded movements such as running, squatting and lunging
- Knee pain when going up and down stairs.
- Knee pain and stiffness when sitting for long periods of time
If this is you, here is a simple guide to how I approach this problem:
- Reduce the load … This doesn’t mean we put out feet up and chill, we may well still be able to run. This one is very case dependent on the severity of the symptoms
- Let’s find the cause …yes – the foot and hip are a knee’s best friend
- Time to work on dealing with fixing the cause
- Graded exposure time … let’s start reloading those tissues and get you back running
Mario is working with the medical team that looks after elite athletes at the London Marathon.
If you need support running pain-free, email or call Mario to discuss how he can help. For more information visit Mario Ciccone – Osteopath
