Question for the shoe and/or biomechanics experts - HELP!

Running Shoes/Running Gear Shoes

9 years ago 02/14/2015 11:42am EST

Trying to figure out what is causing me to have a significantly different wear pattern between my right shoe and left. Essentially the right shows a lot more wear over the entire shoe, but in particular in the forefoot. I've tried both a neutral shoe and a stability shoe, and it doesn't seem to make a difference. I'm a relatively light runner (5'9", 130lbs) and I have fairly high, rigid arches. I have chronic problems with insertional achilles tendonitis in my right foot (the side that shows more wear on the shoe) and now I'm having hamstring problems on that side as well. Wondering if I have a muscle imbalance somewhere or maybe even a leg length discrepancy, although when I've been checked in the past I've been told I do not. Just trying to figure this out so I can enjoy running again.

9 years ago 02/15/2015 10:48pm EST

re: DAC

honestly is just could be the way ur stride is. you may be putting much more pressure/force into ur right leg when striding (hence the injuries on the side with higher wear). generally higher arches will require a neutral shoe so i would say to stick with that though if uve tried both then whichever u wernt injured in would be best.

however take all this with a grain of salt as i cant see u run and have never done a gait analysis on u. but again as uve tried multiple things stick with what has worked best for u. best of luck

9 years ago 02/16/2015 12:58am EST

re: DAC

check the flexibility of your ankles and range of motion. see if one of the calves is tighter than the other

9 years ago 02/16/2015 5:11am EST

re: DAC

It sounds like bad shoes to me. Make sure the shoe doesn't have a heel cup. That should take care of most of your problems.

9 years ago 02/16/2015 5:30am EST

re: gommmomo

gommmomo wrote:
check the flexibility of your ankles and range of motion. see if one of the calves is tighter than the other

when you have rigid arches the flexibility of the calves and ankles is not the solution. Unless you can undo a rigid arch, having flexible calves means nothing. When the calf and achilles lengthens the rigid foot is not causing more pressure on the balls of the feet, and putting more strain on a calf that is probably more flexible that people with feet that are not rigid or that pronate.

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