Resync and Balsall Common Run Club

Running is one of the best things you can do for your health. We're the physiotherapy partner of Balsall Common Run Club, which means helping members stay injury free and get more out of every run.

About the club

Balsall Common Run Club is an inclusive local running community that welcomes everyone from complete beginners to experienced club runners. Regular group runs, a friendly atmosphere and a genuine focus on enjoyment rather than pace.

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What we do with the club

We've delivered workshops on injury prevention and worked with the run leaders on updating their warm up routines, so the advice reaches the whole club rather than only the people who book an appointment.

We also turn up, answer questions and look at niggles before they become the reason somebody stops running. Most running injuries do not arrive suddenly. They start as something you notice at mile three, then something you feel the next morning, then something you plan your week around.

The injuries runners bring us most

• Runner's knee, or patellofemoral pain
• Iliotibial band syndrome
• Shin pain and medial tibial stress syndrome
• Plantar heel pain
• Achilles tendinopathy
• Hip flexor and glute problems
• Bone stress reactions, which need taking seriously

Most running injuries are very treatable, and a good number are preventable with the right advice on training load, strength work and recovery.

The questions we get asked most

• Should I run through this or stop?
• Why does it only hurt at the same point in every run?
• How much can I increase my mileage without asking for trouble?
• Do I really need strength work if I only run?

The honest answer to most of them starts with a question back, because the same symptom means different things depending on what your training has looked like.

The one bit of advice worth repeating

Two strength sessions a week does more for your running than almost anything else you could add. It's dull advice and runners hate hearing it, and the evidence for it is about as strong as it gets in this field.

Come and say hello

Club member or not, if you're a runner dealing with pain we'd love to help. We would far rather answer a question in a car park than see you six weeks later when you've stopped running altogether.