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Running Injury-Free: How to Prevent, Treat and Recover from Dozens of Painful Problems |  | Authors: Joe Ellis D.P.M., Joe Henderson
Publisher: Rodale Books
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 371205
Media: Paperback
Pages: 272
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0875962211
Dewey Decimal Number: 617.1027
EAN: 9780875962214
ASIN: 0875962211
Publication Date: May 15, 1994
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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.
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I wish I had come across this book years ago September 19, 2008
Patrick Hafner (Twin Cities, Minnesota)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Joe Henderson & Joe Ellis do a fine job of covering just about every running injury humanly possible. Strengthening, stretching, proper technique, cautions, encouragement, this book includes it all. As a gravity-challenged strider, I personally consider this a valuable resource, and recommend it to anyone who walks, hikes, or runs.
great book for any runner September 29, 2004
H. Wang (Santa Clara, CA USA)
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
If you are a runner for nontrivial amount of time, you are very likely to experience some sort of injury already. I did. And I hope I could have bought and read this book before I started running.
The book covers many common forms of injuries experienced by runners, and gives several treatments you can practice in home. Even if you do see a doctor later, the book is an excellent introduction to what happens to your injury so you can coordinate with your doctor in a more helpful way.
The book is written in a very plain and easy to follow way which is a big plus for non-medical background person like me.
I recommend this book to any runner. If you just start running or plan to run, buy and read this book. You won't regret it and could avoid many possible painful results.
My favorite "Injury" book to date! March 28, 2003
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Not only did this book manage to supply the info I needed in enough detail to be meaningful, particularly with the case studies, it was actually an entertaining page-turner. The author had such a human voice and managed to entirely avoid the tone of smarmy condescension that seems to be rampant in books of this sort. I was particularly won over by his willingness to even poke fun at himself as a case study. I certainly came away with a new respect for the field of podiatry in sports medicine.
 Very helpful January 26, 2003
Dr. Tom G (Jerusalem Israel)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I find that this book has been very helpful in my running and triathlon training. The first few chapters are very good, replete with some basic theory about running and remaining injury free.
The second third of the book is very informative regarding injuries and their treatment.
The last part of the book has great stretching exercises, and good information about how to stay injury free.
My only criticism of the book is based on a comment that my physical therapist had. I've recently had big problems with sprained ankles in both feet and receive physical therapy from a PT specializing in runners. I discussed the book and the chapter on ankles with her and she mentioned that the chapter only describes the author's success and that for every successful treatment outcome, there are lots of not-so-total successes. It would be helpful to understand both.
But overall, a worthy book to buy and read and re-read as the need arises.
"Nagging Pain" vs. Serious Injury September 26, 2000
Deb Weiss (San Diego, CA USA)
22 out of 24 found this review helpful
If you run fewer than 30 miles a week, have never uttered the words "my coach" or "my physiotherapist," have never won more than a goodie bag at a 10k... in short, if you are a committed, non-elite, non-professional runner, this book is a must. This is not to say that professionals won't benefit - they will. But for those of us who don't receive regular training-level medical attention, the great value of this book lies in its ability to clearly distinguish nagging pains that you can often home-treat from those that - even from the first twinge - signal something more serious. Add it to your running library.
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