Back Pain Slowing Your Run to a Crawl?
Back pain can be an indicator of a serious problem and can lead to a cascading injury that slows your running to a complete halt! Every time your feet hit the ground, the reacting shock is transferred up your legs to your hips and spine, and any biomechanical imbalance can ultimately cause lower back pain. There is help for your aching back!
Back pain can be a mysterious thing. Every time your feet hit the ground, the reacting shock is transferred up your legs to your hips and spine, and any biomechanical imbalance can ultimately cause lower back pain. Did you know that low back pain at some point in time will inflict over 80% of the population? Proper footwear can potentially prevent, reduce and treat biomechanical factors associated with low back pain in runners.
Does Anyone Walk Normally?
A discussion of normal versus abnormal gait patterns and the use of custom orthotics.
In this age of insoles and orthotics for every activity and every shoe on the market; my patients often ask, “Does anyone walk normally?” And what is “normal gait” anyway?
In normal gait, your heel swings from side to side as your foot moves. When the heel swings correctly, your foot can flatten and regain its arch as you walk. (normal pronation with resupination) But if your heel swings too much, your foot may flatten more than it should. (overpronation) Excess movement which over time causes many common foot problems. And yes, some people do walk normally, but not many.