Already accepted...but in trouble and confused

Guy4Christ
Thu, 16 Mar 2006 01:58:50 +0000

^^

About what you said…

…my trainer thought it was shin splints, but 3 weeks of rest and stretches worked for all of about 3 days once I started running again.

My therapist (who is a trusted family friend as well) immediately knew the problem, knew where it hurt most, and why. I would trust his diagnosis, especially when he described it.

Basically, I’m knob-kneed or pigeon-toed or whatever you want to call it…when I step on the ground, only the outside of my feet touch first. Then, my foot pronates, causing my legs to bend inward slightly.

All in all, what happens is that when I run or do impact-related activity without an insert, my calves take about 200% of the strain they are supposed to, because the part of my foot that absorbs the shock is the outside (which touches first). When my foot locks to push off from a running step, my foot is not properly placed on the ground.

All this is due to titled heel bones and slightly angled feet.

Tell me if that sounds a bit more accurate, because this therapist is very trusted and seemed to know right away what was wrong. The inserts he recommended have worked in the short run as well.

Another reason I doubt its shin splints: the minute I stop running, the pain almost totally goes away, unless I’ve been pushing through it really hard.