Running and pain

Troll
Troll Posts: 922 Member
edited November 9 in Fitness and Exercise
alrighty, i love to run. I ran hurdles/sprints/relays in high school and recently rediscovered my love for it. That being said, i have lateral distoid meniscus (poorly formed/now totally destroyed cartilage in both knees). My fiance noticed during a 5k on sunday that i started to compensate for knee pain by jacking up my stride, which has led to ankle pain and 3 days of shin splints. What do you runners do for joint pain? i wear trail running shoes, but since i have bone on bone i could wear moon boots and it wouldnt help, haha!

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  • anilyze
    anilyze Posts: 67
    I don't know what you could do for that specific condition. But I find that the form encouraged by minimalist/barefoot running, chi-running, pose method, etc. (all variations on same thing), helped me tremendously with knee pain. The form helped a lot, but I wasn't pain free until I went to Vibram FFs/Merrell Glove shoes.

    Are you landing with your foot beneath you/your center of gravity? Is your knee bent when you land on it?
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
    I don't know what to tell you, something that specific might require a doctor. But I do know that overcompensating for one pain/injury quickly leads to another.
  • trlrnrgrl
    trlrnrgrl Posts: 80
    Are you running on trails? If not, I'm wondering why you are wearing trail running shoes?
  • Troll
    Troll Posts: 922 Member
    i land with knees bent, heel to toe. The only medical solution is surgery....not happening. and trail shoes have awesome arch support :)
  • maddymama
    maddymama Posts: 1,183 Member
    Have you seen a podiatrist?

    I have foot pain (arthritis, which caused plantar fasciitis and multiple sprains from trying to over compensate). The pod. gave me some stretches to try, as well as fitted me for orthotics. Expensive, but if it helps keep me injury free, then it's worth it.

    Reading your story, it might be worth a shot to see a doctor and see what they say. I was also told to lean slightly forward when I run and to keep my strides short.
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