Running pain, overpronation, running gait

Yogi_Carl

Here's a strange one.

My running shoes show that I overpronate my right foot as the wear shows I turn my sole big toe side down (turning my right foot away from my left ankle).

But - if I run barefoot on a flat sidewalk - not cambered road - I develop a hot blister on the front, little toe side of my right foot, which suggests I turn my foot inwards (facing my left ankle).

The problem is I have recently (six months) become aware of an acute pain between the ITB and patella tendons about 20 minutes into a run where I have to drop to a walk to allow the pain to subside. If I then picI don't think k up running again it feels like the pain is still there but much less so.

If I bank left, the pain comes back but not if I bank right.

Two hours or so after a run of about an hour, if I bend the right knee, put partial weight on it and rotate anti-clockwise I can bring the pain back. Going clockwise; no pain.

I don't think this is IBTS as I do intermediate levels of yoga and do plenty of relevant stretching.

I gave up all runing recently to rest up and did swimming instead. The pain has completely gone.

I know the advice is to see a doctor and get a referal to a physio and I have already done that. I will post here again when I get any professional feedback in case it helps someone else.

AmyBoogie

I over pronate too. I went to running shoe specialists and they fitted me special for a pair of shoes that helped correct how I run. I too am different depending on shoes (which shoes) or barefoot.

Good luck with the doc. I hope they're able to get you running again.

Yogi_Carl

Hi Amy - I think it may be due to when I wear running shoes I tend to mid-strike and push off quite hard on my right foot whereas when I am barefoot running I tend to front strike and don't push off at all, just gently falling forward each step.

I don't get the knee pain when I go barefoot ... ahh - I just realised that!

ejwme

sounds like you're in the wrong or old shoes (or both). If you have no pain running barefoot, but would rather run in shoes, check out birthdayshoes.com, it's a blog about minimalist shoes and running in them.

AmyBoogie

There's a million different types of shoes and whatnot out there. I hope with some medical help you're able to find something that works for you. I hurt my hip running a couple of years ago and I became very aware of how I was running and change my routes and shoes....

I have a friend that runs in these https://www.lunasandals.com/
I'm not sure if it's even an option but it's a between real shoes and barefoot.

amili045

I had to get orthotics... becuase my knee was rolling and my arch was starting to hurt. Ive had my orthotics for 3 years and not a problem since and you can take them out of the old running shoes and switch them into new shoes. Definitely an investment and awesome if you have insurance. They are a hardcore joint saver for sure. Not everyone agrees but if you do a lot of running, sometimes a good pair of shoes isn't enough. My chiropractor luckily does gait scan analysis for free and offers orthotics at cost for her clients so I was lucky.

cwolfman13

I'm neutral, but my wife pronates. We both get our shoes at a running specifc store that checks for this. Her shoes are designed to correct her pronation.