Your side might hurt when running because you have poor posture, are dehydrated, or overexerting yourself. To get rid of side stitches, you can practice deep breathing and slow down your running pace. To prevent side stitches, you should also warm-up before working out, strengthen your core muscles, and stay […]

Running every day is bad for your health because it increases your risk of overuse injuries like stress fractures, shin splints, and muscle tears. You should run three to five days a week to make sure you’re giving your body adequate time to rest and repair. Alternate running days with […]

To get rid of shin splints, it’s important to ice the affected area, wear a compression sleeve, and avoid foam rolling your shin bone. Shin splints are often caused by overtraining, weak hip muscles, or tight calf muscles. To prevent shin splints, you should reduce how often you exercise, strengthen […]

The most common causes of knee pain while running include runner’s knee, IT band syndrome, and knee bursitis. Most running-related knee injuries are the result of increasing your mileage or pace too quickly. If you feel knee pain when running, you should stop training, apply ice, and take over-the-counter pain […]

Investigative journalism site Reveal published an explosive report about injury rates in Amazon warehouses on Tuesday. The report contained testimony from a former Amazon first-aid worker, who said managers at his warehouse would reward injury-free streaks with pizza parties. According to data obtained by Reveal, that same facility had the […]

Running mostly works muscles in the lower body like the glutes, hamstrings, and quads. Running also works core muscles like the obliques and rectus abdominis. To prevent muscle injury, it’s important to strengthen and stretch them. This article was medically reviewed by Audrey Springer, RRCA certified running coach, BS in […]

A total of 64 US service members have been diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injuries in the wake of the Iranian missile attack on US forces in Iraq earlier this month, the Pentagon revealed Thursday evening, confirming an earlier CNN report. President Donald Trump initially reported that “no Americans were […]

President Donald Trump downplayed injuries that US troops suffered when Iran launched a barrage of missiles at American forces in Iraq earlier this month. Last week, after the president said “no Americans were harmed,” US Central Command revealed that nearly a dozen US troops were treated for concussion symptoms and […]

With the rise of electric scooter companies like Lime and Bird in cities, there has been a sharp increase in the rate of injury while riding said scooters. Between 2014 and 2018, the number of electric-scooter-related injuries jumped from about 4,500 to nearly 15,000, according to a new study. People […]

An 8-year-old boy from Colorado was attacked by a mountain lion near his home. Out of nowhere, the lion bit him in the head. The boy, Pike Carlson, was backed into a tree. Thinking on his feet, he fought the animal off with a stick. It sort of worked. The […]

At least 26 people are injured, with six people severely injured, following a bus accident on the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas. Six people were airlifted to Florida for medical treatment. Visit INSIDER’s homepage for more stories. A bus accident on the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas has […]

Michelle Casey, a 21-year-old Oregon State University student from Happy Valley, Oregon, died after falling 100 feet at a scenic coastal viewpoint on Sunday morning, the Portland CBS affiliate KOIN-TV reported. According to the Tillamook County Sheriff’s Office, she was still breathing when rescuers found her but later died at […]

A stolen tripod smashed through the front window of a van driving down Interstate 5 in Sacramento, California, on Thursday. The tripod impaled a man, who suffered a partially punctured lung and broken ribs in the incident. California Highway Patrol named Matthew Adam Thompson, 32, as the suspect they believe […]

Kurt Kaser, a corn, soybean, and hog farmer in Pender, Nebraska, became trapped in a grain auger while working on his farm last month. He was alone on the farm and didn’t have his mobile phone when his leg was pulled into the auger, which is a long tube with […]

At least 37 people were taken to hospital on Thursday after a chemical spill sent toxic plumes into the air. The injured included 11 firefighters and three police officers. In total, seven of the 37 injured were in critical, but stable condition. Authorities said the incident began early in the […]

American skater Mariah Bell, 22, was accused of attempting to deliberately injure her rival, South Korean skater Lim Eun-soo, 16, in warm ups ahead of the world championships in Japan on Wednesday. Lim was left with a cut on her leg after Bell glided past her with her leg stretched […]

Since 2017, electric scooter startups like Bird and Lime have spread across the US and internationally. Concerns have been raised about the safety of the dockless vehicles, which people often ride without a helmet. Collating injury data has been tricky, but a new investigation from Consumer Reports shows a bare […]

Matt Branch, 29, was shot in the leg while on a duck and deer hunting trip in Eagle Lake, Mississippi last month. While preparing for the hunt, he put the safety on his shotgun and put it into his ATV’s bed. But a friend’s dog jumped on to the ATV’s […]

A student and a teacher died, and dozens of others were injured, after a school bus collided with a dump truck on a New Jersey highway on Thursday. Photos from the scene show the mangled school bus lying overturned near the exit, with its undercarriage appearing to be ripped away. […]

Exercise is supposed to be good for you – but exercising too much or running too fast can have serious consequences for your body and brain. Over-exerting yourself could actually undo the results you worked hard to get, and worse, could damage your heart and arteries, lead to injuries, and […]

Two men were injured Sunday night in Austin, Texas, in an explosion possibly caused by a bomb detonated by a trip wire, the police said. The incident marks the fourth blast in the city in March. The police have been investigating a string of deadly package bombings that killed two […]

A shooting at a Florida high school left at least 17 people dead and 14 injured, police said Wednesday. The suspect is in custody and has been identified as Nikolas Cruz, a former student at the school. At least 17 people were killed on Wednesday after a shooting at a […]

Uma Thurman told The New York Times she was injured on the set of “Kill Bill” after director Quentin Tarantino allegedly made her do a car stunt. The actress provided video to the Times of her crashing into a tree, which led to her injuring her knees and suffering a […]

Country singer Carrie Underwood said she suffered a “gruesome” injury that resulted in her needing between 40 and 50 stitches in her face. She wrote in a note to her fans that a fall on the steps of her Nashville home in November has left her “not quite looking the […]

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