running injuries

"Science of Running answers all your running-related questions, from what's going on in your lungs during a sprint to the science behind the legendary "runner's high." Learn how to run faster, further, and for longer--scientifically." -- provided by publisher.

Provides medical and home-remedy solutions to treat and prevent common running injuries, discussing shoe selection, orthotics, stretching and strength-training, nutrition for injury prevention, barefoot running, and related topics.

Presents information on avoiding the pitfalls of running, and how to use running for its best fitness effects, describing how runners get injured, how to treat injuries, and how to prevent injury.

A guide for runners that features fifty exercises with step-by-step instructions to increase muscular strength and improve speed, endurance, and performance and explains how to evaluate and rehabilitate common injuries.