Shifting all weight to one leg -> hip problems -> injury?

Bump..been having problems like this too. Feel an imbalance and a lot of weight on kne leg as if my body is trying to prevent weight bearing on my right hip...

Not a doctor, but had similar issues.

You need to figure out first where and then what causes the imbalance.

Are your feet pointing in the same directions when you stand up?

Glad to hear that others have experienced similar issues.

It seems that my right foot points out somewhat...

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Yes oh my god.so glad someone started this thread. Have been this way for about 8 years. Barefoot running helped a bit,but I still have days when I feel very off balance.

Posture has helped a lot, no more slouching, lots of yoga. But seriously when it happens (id say a few days a week) I'm just like wtf. Trying to relax all my muscles while running sometimes helps.however I find that when I'm really working hard the imbalances become apparent as certain muscles tire too quickly, I.e. my left hamstring.

Gosh I hope someone will chime in here with the magic answer.

Same here. I favor my right side, and my left side is all askew. I'm not sure what is causing the imbalance, but the imbalance does cause a lot of problems for me, ITBS in the weak side, and in the strong side, PF and AT.

WTF?!?!

I do think its a bit of a mental issue too for me.

1. That form has become ingrained.

2. Sometimes ill be walking and I'm fine. then when ibthinkbok let's get ready for a run, it starts to happen. (also could be the running shoes I put on)

3. I overthink it?

Well I'm glad I'm not the only one dealing with this issue. Even if we don't get an answer at least we can vent about how $%^&ing annoying this is.

"a dude yo", can you give any more advice based on your experience? Thanks man.

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It's called hopping.

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A tight calf muscle can really mess up your foot.

It pulls up your heel too soon during walking/running gait, your midfoot collapses and your foot goes outward because it encounters a resistance.

Try static stretching 1 minute 3 times a day, calf and hamstring and see if it improves.

Did you pull a muscle or something? Seems like if your leg shifts weight like that sounds almost like a limp. Low grade groin or hamstring pull?

question with injury problems wrote:

Hi all,

My body currently feels like it wants to shift all of my weight to my left leg. If I try to stand with my legs straight and weight distributed equally, it feels awkward on my right leg and my right calf tires out after a while. When I walk or try to run, it also feels like my body is very out of whack.

This has been going on for a while (due to previous injury problems on my right leg, that made me want to shift my weight to the left) that I'm beginning to think that my hips must be stuck in this position or something.

Does anyone have any advice or similar experiences? Any help is appreciated.

Thanks!

I had this problem once.

Get to an orthopedist that does a gait analysis. The kind where they draw on your bod and then film you on a treadmill etc.

For those that have had this before - what was the root issue identified? what did you do to fix it?

I'll bump it. I notice my hip dipping down farther on my right as opposed to my left. Though that's expected since I'm dealing with a hip/groin injury right now. I'm open to suggestions on how to fix this as well.

I had this problem my freshmen and sophomore year in college. It caused me a ton of problems, especially when getting into higher mileage. For me it ended up being a tight right hip and weak glutes that caused my right leg to kind of retract up, causing the imbalance. For all of you looking for a solution the way that I fixed things was by going through about a six month long process of PT and chiropractic realignment. I know that some of you might be skeptical about seeing a chiro but if you can manage to find a good one who knows what they're doing I'd say go in for a consultation. It was a long process and not particularly easy but it was still worth it. Also, as mentioned above, gait analysis is a pretty good idea.

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bump again - can anyone speak to their personal experience with this problem or what the root cause was? thanks all