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FlyByNight
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 Posted - 03/10/2006 : 08:42:56
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Has anyone read / had experience of running with a short leg and the impact it can have on the body structure with any connection with TMS?
I am just curious because my wife is experiencing some painful flank stiffness on one side while she is running since many years (on the side of her longer leg actually) and she was told that it could be a compensation of her body to that longer leg and that she should wear orthotics with a false heel on her shorter leg to reequilibrate the whole thing if she does not want to have lumbar arthrosis in a few years.
The stiffness is pretty much always there on that side flank by the way... since many years actually . does not really move and is usually not too unbearable
The differences betweem her two legs is about 1/2 inch.
Could it be solely TMS ? why ?
anyone recovered from the same situation on the forum ?
thanx.
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Edited by - FlyByNight on 03/10/2006 09:00:13 |
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Baseball65
USA
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Posted - 03/10/2006 : 15:59:55
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Go and read my story I posted last week...My legs are waaaay more out of line than 1/2"....been measured at 1.25-1.75" (depends on which quacks report you read)
Orthotics are a stone cold placebo.
My wife swore by them (until she read Sarno) and put my son in them as well (for his 'flat feet')...Mr 'flat feet' is the #1 ranked Baseball player in our zipcode...painfree.
I thought that orthotic ruse was over...I guess they're still trying to 'scare' up some business (sorry for the pun)
I walk with close to a limp,my shuffle is so pronounced ,and I have no problem swiping a base...or sprinting,or standing on my feet for 9 hours with NO break (like today)
TMS can make us believe anything.
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altherunner
Canada
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Posted - 03/10/2006 : 17:55:06
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| I also have a"short leg", wasted hundreds on orthotics, expensive runners, now I run until the tread wears off my shoes, or they fall apart. I run in sandals in the summer. I agree with the last post, that custom orthotics are a placebo. |
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wrldtrv
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Posted - 03/10/2006 : 22:30:55
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Leg length discrepancies are extremely common. My right leg is also 1/2'' shorter. From what I've experienced and been told over the years, it is not important. Your body adapts. I've been running for almost three decades w/out problem.
By the way, a leg can be shorter for one of two reasons: either the bone (tibia or femur) is actually shorter or the hip is rotated (due to tight muscles) such that it is only functionally shorter.
The issue of orthotics is very controversial. I think orthotics have fallen out of favor in recent years, partly because there are so many good, cheap over the counter orthotics. I have worn orthotics for most of my running career. Are they necessary? I don't know, but my insurance pays 100% of the cost ($600) so I wear them. The pair I have now are very comfortable, which is a lot more than I can say for previous pairs, some of which I had to toss in the garbage because they were causing more problems than they were worth. |
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FlyByNight
Canada
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Posted - 03/12/2006 : 19:00:49
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thanx a lot dude
It confirms What I tought...
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