How can I fix my fallen arch!!

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I didnt read the whole post, but I think the answer might be: "just run baby!"

I have the exact same problem. My right arch collapses and my left foot lands "perfectly" straight and flat. I had a lot of problems with it this summer when I was running a lot more on pavement. I started to use Superfeet Green insoles in my running shoes and I run more on trails. This has helped a lot. Good luck.

this only means one thing. I had the same exact problem and it is a direct cause of having a hyperactive hip(the bad leg) while your more stable leg is too stiff. I started working with a good physio at core performance center in santa monica, ca and we worked on bringing my hips even mobility wise. Also this stems from having weak glutes which are the most important part of your core. For starters, go on coreperformance.com, and get the core performance book on training. Buy a foam roller and some tennis balls and go to work on your body. It will take time, at least ninety days to really see results, but dont be discouraged and keep at it, and you will be injury free.

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this only means one thing. I had the same exact problem and it is a direct cause of having a hyperactive hip(the bad leg) while your more stable leg is too stiff. I started working with a good physio at core performance center in santa monica, ca and we worked on bringing my hips even mobility wise. Also this stems from having weak glutes which are the most important part of your core. For starters, go on coreperformance.com, and get the core performance book on training. Buy a foam roller and some tennis balls and go to work on your body. It will take time, at least ninety days to really see results, but dont be discouraged and keep at it, and you will be injury free.[/quote]

Sorry about the above re-statement.

What exactly did your physio do and what exercises did he/she have you do. I work pretty hard at my core and hip strength and I feel like I have good mobility but its just this tightness I have in my knee and some times my right hip afterwards.

it really didnt have much to do with the exercises, it really had to do with the roller which took out my knots. this helped my tissue that supports my muscles to be loose and functional. just go on the website and check it out, all of lit. is there. The book is what really helped me.

some believe that Alan Webb strenghtened his foot enough that his arches came back and his shoe size shrunk. I dont believe it.

If you run barefoot, your arches will return to "normal." Will it make all your injuries go away? Cannot promise that. But it worked for me. Wearing lightweight shoes is NOT equivalent to running barefoot.

You might want to look in to whether "excessive pronation" exists. If a podiatrist tells you that you pronate excessively, ask him (always a him, somehow) whether even a single study exists that quantifies pronation and correlates it with injury.

Good luck.

I have been doing quite a bit of barefoot, but my right arch is still lower than my left.

Marion,

What was the name of the book?

Get some Chiropodists felt sold at all pharmacy/chemist shops or whatever you call them over there

It's sold in square sheets of different thickness. Cut it into an oval and stick it under your arch inside your sock and wear in shoes and running - it will mold to your foot better than a ready made arch insert and is cheap. You can meke several from one sheet each will last a few days at least

After a while you should be able to bin it

If your right leg is longer compared to the left then the right foot will pronate and the left foot will supinate to compensate. Pronation makes the leg shorter and supination makes it longer.

If the legs in fact are anatomical different in length you'll need an insert in the shoe of the short leg (the left).

If there is no difference in real leg length then you have a muscle imbalance problem in your hips. And you'll have to stretch the tight muscles and strengthen the weak muscles.

Is there a good way to tell if I have a leg length difference without going to the doctor and having a bone scan? What are the best stretches and exercises to do to make sure my hips are equally strong and aligned? My right foot just has a slightly lower arch or flatter foot than my left and I don't really know why. I run in low profile neutral shoes and am a fore foot striker.