not balanced
Do you heal strike? do you have a leg length descrepency? does the bad leg turn in?
its so frustrating, no one can understand unless it happend to them. You can go from feeling amazing to a cripple just a stride later.
not balanced
Do you heal strike? do you have a leg length descrepency? does the bad leg turn in?
its so frustrating, no one can understand unless it happend to them. You can go from feeling amazing to a cripple just a stride later.
femoralanteversion wrote:
not balanced
Do you heal strike? do you have a leg length descrepency? does the bad leg turn in?
its so frustrating, no one can understand unless it happend to them. You can go from feeling amazing to a cripple just a stride later.
No, I strike in the mid/forefoot. What is interesting is that ever since I have had this problem, my shoes are wearing out on the front, whereas I used to have no visible signs of wear anywhere.
As far as the leg length discrepancy, I had my girlfriend compare the two, and she is sure that the leg with the problem is shorter than the other. When I look in the mirror, I don't notice anything. I am getting checked out by a PT tomorrow, so hopefully she will find out for sure if there is a discrepancy. I experimented with putting a full lift in the problem leg, and it still triggered the problem.
most likely a rotation in the hips created shorter leg, probably L5 rotation above the sacrum.
so has anybody discovered a solution to any of our problems?...anything that allows you to run a fast pace for a longer time on a flat, hard surface?
The problem could be that your sacrum is out of position. If you can find the very rare and skilled chiropractor that understands runners and knows how to adjust the sacrum, it could be a major solution.
yesstiles wrote:
The problem could be that your sacrum is out of position. If you can find the very rare and skilled chiropractor that understands runners and knows how to adjust the sacrum, it could be a major solution.
Is there a way of correcting alignment issues without going to a chiropractor...maybe through some type of strengthening exercise?
Not balanced wrote:
yesstiles wrote:The problem could be that your sacrum is out of position. If you can find the very rare and skilled chiropractor that understands runners and knows how to adjust the sacrum, it could be a major solution.
Is there a way of correcting alignment issues without going to a chiropractor...maybe through some type of strengthening exercise?
There are, but you need someone that can see the nature of the misalignment and then they can prescribe certain exercises.
You can go to egoscue.com and check out the website, there is actually a way to diagnose your own body and a set of alignment exercises - but I would want to see someone who knows.
Stanley Cup wrote:
I have the same problem, and have seen all sorts of doctors and therapists. Here is what they say:
podiatrist- the problem comes from my feet and how I land.
chiropractor- the problem is due to my spine being out of alignment.
trainer at the gym- it's b/c my upper back muscles aren't strong enough
orthopedist- doesn't even speculate about what's causing it and prescribes vioxx and celebrex.
physical therapist- has an opinion, but is allowed to treat only what the doctors diagnose.
post of the century!!
When I do fast intervals on a flat surface (road, track) I can only get up to about 1000m and then my left leg feels like it loses the ability to stride out. This also happens around mile 6 or 7 of a long tempo around 6:10/mile pace. I can do work on uneven surfaces like grass and trails, however. Very rarely, my problem does come up on regular training runs, but not usually. Essentially, I feel like in my leg swing cycle, when I drive my knee forward, at the point I would swing my lower leg forward from the knee, I can't. My lower leg just stomps straight down and my foot slaps the ground rather uncontrollably. As it worsens, I feel like I'm sort of dragging my left leg, as it won't stride out properly like the right. My earliest memory of this problem is a race from Nov. 2002. It has gotten progressively worse over time.
the faster you run for a sustained period the the worse the problem. The problem was always there it just got worse as you got better.
have any of you had a day were you did a workout that you normally couldn't do and if so what do you think contributed to it? I feel with my problem, sometimes being rested helps.
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I haven't gone to see another doctor/cyropractor about this yet, but I plan on seeing a cyropractor to explore this sacrum idea.
I am still having trouble with my leg (a very poor outdoor season, lots of embarisment including a double DNF!!!) but I will just keep doing what I have every summer, running lots on trails and try and get ready for cross country.
I will update this thread if the cyropractor can help me at all. I am interested to see if anyone else has had any breakthroughs.
I still have the same problem. I've just decided to work on my summer base and stay on the trails mostly to avoid embarassing situations where I have to stop for a few seconds.
I went to a PT who detected an "upslip" and did some type of minor adjustment to correct it. She also gave me some glute strengthening exercises and thought that I would see an improvement after a week. After 3 weeks I detected no improvement. After that she suggested that I go see an orthopedist and speculated that the condition originates in my back. I have an appointment next Tuesday but I have no expectations. At this point, I'd even consider going to a chiropractor like you.
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had hamstring problems, (upper) for 2 yrs. Finally recently got to an osteopath who realigned my sacrum and reduced the niggle tremendously. Now able to run full speed and sprint with little awareness of the hamstring injury that i felt for so long. might not be your problem, but if it is, a good (and i mean very knowledgable) chiro/osteopath will help enormously.
good luck!!!!!
I had the same problem in high school at Mead, 25 years ago. The problem appeared my senior year and I've been struggling with it since. I only managed two years of college and my racing career was over. The most effective solution for me putting my hips back in every two weeks or so is TOUCH FOR HEALTH muscle balancing techniques:
Good luck.
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Just wanted to point out that I have the same, or similar, problem, and it is very frustrating. I've tried the single-leg exercise route but ended up damaging my patellar tendon on the affected leg. It's either that, or it could be caused by pronation related issues.. my L-arch seems to collapse a hell of lot more than my right one (I am a midfoot striker)
Went to an orthopedist and he said that my right hip flexor is stronger than the left...which isn't much of surprise because it feels like my right leg is doing all the work when I run. Got an x-ray in my back and everything looks fine....no alignment issues. He suggested that I avoid hills for a while and stretch the hip flexors. Not sure how much of a difference this will make, but I will try it.
Has anyone had positive results from doing one-legged exercises to correct the problem where one leg is weaker than the other?