I just switched models of shoes and I feel like my left leg is striking the ground harder than my right leg. Atleast I can hear my shoe smack the ground and the other one is silent. Last time this happened was way back right when I began running and I think it caused a stress fracture. Anyone experienced this or know what is going on? Thanks a lot.
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had this problem.... had legs not balanced right... got injured... I would get a catscan on your legs... get a good doctor to make sure you arent longer on one side then the other.... get a lift in your shoe.
if it isnt bone... then you may just need to strengthen up your legs..hips, etc... to make them more balanced..
This might be kind of dumb but if my left leg is hitting harder which shoe should I put a lift in?
I run trails in the summer but roads in the winter. This is a common syndrome. The slope of the road means that my left leg has to travel fractionally further to make contact with the road. That's the slapping sound, I'll bet, that you are hearing. Get yourself to a treadmill and listen to your feet then. If they sound equal, then all is fine.
Question: do most people with true leg length discrepancies wear lifts? I've known for several yrs that on leg is longer than the other but its the bone and not allignment. My back is straight and everything is normal except for the leg being shorter by like 1/4 inch or so. I tried several lifts during injury down times but all made my back and knees ache and I pushed my foot out of my shoe. I am injury prone but my injuries have been on both sides (not restricted to the shorter or longer leg side) and they don't seem to relate to the leg length problem but rather training, etc. Plus, if you transition to lifts you'd have problems when not wearing them like going barefoot or wearing normal shoes or sandals. I would think it's bad to go from lift to no lift, etc..? I just feel like if I've lived this way for 25 yrs or so my body is more adapted to the short leg than to a "corrected" state. Any thoughts or experiences?
My right leg seems to take much more of a beating then my left. The worst exhibition of this problem is in my IT band, an injury which I fear more then other ailments of which running seems to evoke. It has also resulted in my right leg appearing to be more muscular and "cut."