• hillrunner8
      • loss of coordination in leg 11/21/2006 3:01PM
      • hillrunner8
      • so this has happened several times. I'll be running fine, then as I pick up the pace a little my right leg starts to tighten up, then it gradually gets to the point where I feel like I've lost coordination in that leg, has this happened to anyone? Any suggestions?
    • ohyeah
      • RE: loss of coordination in leg 11/21/2006 3:05PM - in reply to hillrunner8
      • ohyeah
      • this has been a nightmare, still trying to figure it out.
    • track dude
      • RE: loss of coordination in leg 11/21/2006 3:29PM - in reply to hillrunner8
      • track dude
      • Does it matter what surface you run on? For me it has everything to do with the surface and pace. I can run on grass or rolling hills all day long. Its the repetitive and paved surface that is the problem. If the pavement is flat or on a gradual incline or decline, I will have a problem. On a treadmill at 0% incline, its a big problem. If I crank it up to 2% incline, it will not happen.

        After 8 months, I've learned exactly what I can and cannot handle. I do all my workouts and long runs on trails. Unfortunately, racing on roads is out of the question until I get it resolved.

        I've been to so many specialists in my area and I have yet to see an improvement. Its frustrating, but I will keep trying until I figure out how to fix it.
    • spokompton
      • RE: loss of coordination in leg 11/21/2006 3:38PM - in reply to track dude
      • spokompton
      • You sound exactly like me. I too can push the pace fairly hard for over 2 hours on trails, even hard packed. But when I try to do the same length run on primarily asphalt and pavement, the problems arise much sooner.
    • brc1355
      • RE: loss of coordination in leg 11/21/2006 3:39PM - in reply to track dude
      • brc1355
      • yeah, it's fine on hills and uneven terrain, but on flat surfaces (even soft ones) it bothers me. It's a problem in track workouts and on the treadmill. I did go see a physical therapist and was reccomended to do balencing excercises that strenthened my IT band in addition to a lot of stretching, but I am still having problems.
    • ape
      • RE: loss of coordination in leg 11/21/2006 3:42PM - in reply to
      • ape
      • nerve problems?

        my leg didn't work for 4 months, had to completely rest it, and fortunately it functions now.
    • brc1355
      • RE: loss of coordination in leg 11/21/2006 3:47PM - in reply to sdesde
      • brc1355
      • sdesde wrote:
        go to a chiro..
        did it work for you? I've been going to a chiropractor for a while and he has yet to fix the problem.
    • track dude
      • RE: loss of coordination in leg 11/21/2006 3:53PM - in reply to brc1355
      • track dude
      • I've been to a PT, orthopedist (big mistake), phsyiatrist, two chiros (both skilled in ART and highly experienced with runners) and have had no improvements. The chiro that I'm seeing now suggested that I travel to Colorado to see Mike Leahy who developed ART. I will probably end up doing this at some point.

        I took 3-4 weeks off and my symptoms were exactly the same as before. It also doesn't matter how well rested or how fatigued I am.
    • my experience
      • RE: loss of coordination in leg 11/21/2006 4:29PM - in reply to brc1355
      • my experience
      • Stretch your IT band, hams, quads, and hip flexors. Strengthen your glutes by doing "Buns of Steel" type expercises.

        After suffering with this problem for 3 to 4 years, I started doing the above and slowly things are progressing.
        I am not fully back to normal, but I am seeing results.
        Be patient and persistent.
    • mikeg
      • RE: loss of coordination in leg 11/21/2006 6:40PM - in reply to Ask a doc
      • mikeg
      • this is exactly what I have...usually does better when I stay on top of gluteus medius stuff. Always on pavement staright flat roads.
    • track dude
      • RE: loss of coordination in leg 11/21/2006 6:45PM - in reply to mikeg
      • track dude
      • Do any of you with this problem notice anything different when you walk? For the exact amount of time that I have had this problem, my injured leg feels a bit weak when I walk slowly. At normal or fast pace, I don't notice it.
    • Mike Bastian
      • RE: loss of coordination in leg 11/21/2006 9:14PM - in reply to track dude
      • Mike Bastian
      • Not to scare anyone but I had different sensations in one leg with occasional weakness and foot drop. It took 14 years and many different specialists to diagnois. I could run 25:43(5 m.)1 week and then DNF the next as my legs would'nt work and I'd find myself DL. My H.S. coaches and college coaches must have thought I was a head case as I talked about tingling sensations and my leg not wanting to lift. Through it all I could get up to 6 weeks straight of 100+ miles before things would act up.I stopped talkin about it cus I did'nt want to be the malingerer on the team. I hope its not for you, but for me it was M.S. and nobody checked for it because of how well I was most of the time.
        track dude wrote:
        Do any of you with this problem notice anything different when you walk? For the exact amount of time that I have had this problem, my injured leg feels a bit weak when I walk slowly. At normal or fast pace, I don't notice it.
    • ohyeah
      • RE: loss of coordination in leg 11/21/2006 10:04PM - in reply to track dude
      • ohyeah
      • he chiro that I'm seeing now suggested that I travel to Colorado to see Mike Leahy who developed ART


        DO NOT DO THIS! Also do not believe any Chiro's for this.

        This is was one of 100's of people I have seen for this, and he is way down at the buttom on my list of people who have helped. You might want to leave a e-mail address I can contact you at. I can tell you what not to do, and a little of what to do.
    • pronator
    • hillrunner8
      • RE: loss of coordination in leg 11/21/2006 11:10PM - in reply to pronator
      • hillrunner8
      • pronator wrote:
        Have any of you had any other problems that could be related?
        When the problems started, I also found that I was anemic, but I don't know how the two are related.
    • hillrunner8
      • RE: loss of coordination in leg 11/21/2006 11:11PM - in reply to ohyeah
      • hillrunner8
      • ohyeah wrote:
        he chiro that I'm seeing now suggested that I travel to Colorado to see Mike Leahy who developed ART


        DO NOT DO THIS! Also do not believe any Chiro's for this.

        This is was one of 100's of people I have seen for this, and he is way down at the buttom on my list of people who have helped. You might want to leave a e-mail address I can contact you at. I can tell you what not to do, and a little of what to do.
        yeah, an email on some info would be great.