Running pain, overpronation, running gait

Yogi_Carl
Yogi_Carl Posts: 1,906 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
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.

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  • AmyBoogie
    AmyBoogie Posts: 91 Member
    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
    Yogi_Carl Posts: 1,906 Member
    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
    ejwme Posts: 318
    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
    AmyBoogie Posts: 91 Member
    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
    amili045 Posts: 99
    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
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    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.

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