The
annual Ealing Half Marathon is expected to attract about 6,000
runners in 2014. This year's event will take place in September and
will benefit the Alzheimer's Society. This early, some runners are
already training for the event, to ensure they will be in good
physical shape by then.
However,
while in training, these athletes become prone to injuries. Among the
most common injuries
for runners is the aptly named runner's knee, which is typically
brought on by repeated bending of the knees, where the kneecap nerves
have been irritated or the tendons overstretched. Symptoms of this
injury include swelling and pain in the knee areas when walking,
squatting, kneeling, sitting and, of course, running.
