hip pain with impact

QuestionHello, I am experiencing pain in my left hip when running when I make contact with the ground. I guess Im considered a heel striker. Theres no pain

800m Race Training

QuestionQUESTION: Dear John, Ill compete in a 800m race next May. Im a 27-year-old guy with no experience in racing or running.. Would you please yell me h

Right leg hurts at the beginning of run

QuestionI have been running for four months.  I have worked up to three miles per run.  In last two weeks I have a pain when I start my run in my

walking

QuestionDear Mr.John DeHart ,          I m walking 2 days per week for about 7 km(4.34 mile).I am 42 years o

Orthotics

QuestionQUESTION: Hello: I am getting back into running at age 62 (I ran 15 miles a week for 10 years starting in my mid 30s),and need a new pair of runnin

Knee pain.

QuestionQUESTION: Hi John, I have this very sharp pain in my right knee whenever weight is put on my knee while Im in flexion of my knee joint. So the upw

inner thighs

Questionhi there, i am 19 years old and im currently on a diet i also started jogging again recently, my goal is to lose some weight especially around my i

Knee pain from jogging

QuestionI am currently experiencing severe knee pain and require crutches to get around. The pain is on the inner lower part of my knees and is quite sever

patella tendinitis

QuestionMy daughter has been having a lot of pain and swelling in her knees just below the knee cap.  We have done some physical therapy and plyometri

Running again after a 25-year break?

QuestionHello Nick. My wife was a competitive sprinter in high school, but she is 43 now, and hasnt exercised much since then. She would like to get back i

Shin splints?

QuestionHi, My sister has been dealing with this for years, she never had trauma to the area. When she runs, she gets nickel to quarter size painful bump

Speed workout

QuestionHi Nick.  I had an avulsion  ischial fracture last year during a marathon. Took time off and had physical therapy.  Im doing great n

making stamina

QuestionHey mr.nick i am a tennis player . problem with me is i have  no stamina . during the play i always loses my stamina and start to breath heav

Achilles Tight and Painful

QuestionHello: I am 62 and trying to get back into running again after quitting in 1995.I have been doing pretty well,but a couple of runs ago,for no appar

Knee swelling

QuestionI had my left knee scoped about 10 yrs ago.  Ive started running about 2 miles a day...5 to 6 times a week.  My knee will occasionally sw

Chondromalacia patella

QuestionQUESTION: I am a 30 eyar old woman. I have always participated heavily in sports and usually run at least 30 minutes a day. In Feb 2011, I hiked a

knee pain and half marathon in 3 weeks!

QuestionMr. Rainey, I am participating in the Disney Half Marathon in about 3 weeks and am experiencing much knee pain. My endurance is great, although I a

sprained left foot

QuestionHello Nick: I was playing volleyball last night and step on top of another persons foot, and slightly sprained my left foot. I felt a couple of lit

Marathon & Cramps

QuestionHi Nick, I hope you can help me coz Im desperate - for the past 3-4 years Ive been training for and running one marathon a year.  Problem is d

Muscle tear during running

QuestionQUESTION: Hello: I am 64,and have been gradually getting back into running.I ran 15 miles a week for ten years,but stopped 15 years ago.Two weeks a