Anyone have their GAIT assessed?

bbontheb

I am having trouble with pain in my feet, knee, and leg since I was a child. I have one leg that swings out and more pointed out when walking, and the other does a weird thing as well. I have always had some "twisty" pain in the one leg (as if it's twisted a bit) and have a sort of titled pelvis which hasn't been analyzed. I had one foot Dr say my limb length might be an issue but then another Dr said it can't be analyzed well even on an x-ray. My hip is dropped on one side at resting and not sure why but it's always been.

Anyhow, it causes some pain and I'm really wondering if anyone has had their gait analyzed and assessed. I'm not even sure who to see about it, or if x-rays are the answer, or physio/PT? Any experience would be helpful-thank you!

RuNaRoUnDaFiEld

I would see a physio.

I do get my gait tested but that is just so that I can get the right running shoes, you need a specialist really.

SezxyStef

Physio Therapist.

My son had his done when he was 9 due to pain we discovered he had a high instep and needed inserts....

He doesn't need them now which is great...

mkreno

I had something like this during and after both of my pregnancies... It was called Pelvic Girdle Pain. If your pelvic bone is out of place it can cause your hips to feel weird, change your gate, cause sciatic nerve pain and lengthen your leg. I'm not sure if this might be what you have. I saw a physical therapist for about 7 weeks to build my abdominal muscles to support the pelvic bones and keep them in place. Now I just have to maintain my muscle strength. It feels much better!

Packerjohn

mkreno wrote: »

I had something like this during and after both of my pregnancies... It was called Pelvic Girdle Pain. If your pelvic bone is out of place it can cause your hips to feel weird, change your gate, cause sciatic nerve pain and lengthen your leg. I'm not sure if this might be what you have. I saw a physical therapist for about 7 weeks to build my abdominal muscles to support the pelvic bones and keep them in place. Now I just have to maintain my muscle strength. It feels much better!

I has a gait analysis done by a physical therapist with experience working with runners as part of a program our local running club was doing. He told me if everyone had my form he'd be out of business. Some people I know did have issues and he worked with them and they were happy with the outcome.

Best of luck.

ninerbuff

You can have your gait analyzed and get some recommended shoes to help, but for most the reality is that your gait is habitual and unless there's some underlying issue with an injury that can be fixed, your gait is something that's quite hard to change. You'd have to be aware of changing it everytime you walked or ran. Nobody walks perfectly and it's practically impossible to find any person with perfect balance and equalization of pressure on both sides of their body.

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bbontheb

Thank you for the comments and suggestions. I am in pain because my one hip is dropped down quite a bit. And super weak muscles around it compared to my other leg. I wasn't sure why it was happening but thought because it's causing knee pain (feels like my leg is twisted a bit the wrong direction?) and affecting my ability to move that I should have it looked at.