Here you can find our index of common running injuries and guides on how to fix them. We write our articles in lockstep with the most up to date research on running related injuries. No pseudoscience, no gimmicks, just common sense strategies for improving your health as a runner and logging thousands of pain-free miles for the rest of your running career.
Hip
- How to fix tight hip flexors
- Strengthening the glute medius
- The best exercises for piriformis syndrome
- Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) in Runners
- How to loosen a tight TFL
Upper Leg
- How to strengthen your adductors
- How to loosen tight hamstrings
- How to fix sore quads
- The best quad strengthening exercises for runners
- Best exercises for high hamstring tendinopathy
Knee
- How to fix Runner’s Knee
- Exercises for IT Band syndrome
- Getting rid of patellar tendonitis
- How to fix Inner Knee pain or “Medial” Knee Pain
Lower Leg
- Strengthening the soleus
- Loosening tight calves
- Getting rid of achilles tendonitis
- The best exercises for shin splints
- How to fix medial tibial stress syndrome
Foot and Ankle
- How to fix peroneal tendonitis
- Strengthening the muscles of your foot
- Getting rid of heel pain and plantar fasciitis
- How to fix posterior tibial tendonitis
Running Technique + Biomechanics
- Will changing your form reduce your injury risk?
- Does pronation cause running injuries?
- Does heel-striking cause running injuries?
Miscellaneous
- Low back pain in runners
- Is heavy-weight-low rep or low-weight-high-rep for runners?
- Preventing stress fractures
- Why every runner should squat
- How often should runners lift weights?
- What are the best shoes for preventing injury?
- Does hill running increase injury risk?
- The benefits of Recovery Runs
- Is running on a treadmill different than running outside?
Do you have suggestions as to what we should cover next or what injuries you’d like our guidance on? Drop us a line at team@recoverathletics.com and check back weekly for new articles!