Leg Injury :P (runner's advice)

[TeknoAXE]

I've been getting back into the swing of things at summer by running. I want to get back up to my old times that I used to score before school swamped me last year, only now, I can't run because a pain is coming from my left hip and shooting down my left leg. I was wondering if I should just keep off the running for about a week to let this heal or if I should see a doctor about getting a brace.

AXE

[Justin]

Sharp, repeated pain means something is wrong. If your in really good shape, just run a couple miles a day to maintian, slowly. If your in anything less than marathon shape cut your scedule back entirely. In both cases see a doctor ASAP.

My guess: some ligament or tendon is tightening up on you.

Or, if the pain is only on the outside, it could be a case of overdevelopment. Sometimes I'd have very similar problems on different parts of my body, and I found the cure was to strenously exercise the muscle group opposite the pain. Maybe doing a bunch of strides w/ weights would help out. Unfortunately, strides will slow you down, but then again, so will pain.

Hope that helps.

(<------- wasted adolescence running)

[A.J.]

Originally posted by Doc Mahem


Or, if the pain is only on the outside, it could be a case of overdevelopment.




Overdevelopment? Could you give me a summary of what that is.

[TeknoAXE]

I'm also going to check into another possibility today:

The clerk at the store that I bought my running shoes from said that the in soles would disintigrate within a month of use and that i'd need to buy another set after that month. I'm guessing that they disintigrated a little before that.

AXE

[Alf]

My guess is improper support in your shoes. Get some nice spongy insoles for your shoes because even the ones running shoes come with don't last a very long time.

Another guess is that you're not flexible like you used to be and it's changing the way you run, causing pain. Are you as felxible as you used to be? Make stretching as important, if not more important, than running.

Either way I think you should see a doctor. Shooting pain=bad.

[A.J.]

shooting pains seem to go hand in hand with tweaked out nerves. Go see a doctor.

[mchll888]

From the hip down the leg suggest that it is coming from your back. Go see your family doctor or a back specialist. It could be a pinched nerve.

[badassmtbiker]

Originally posted by -.DisTorTioN.-
I've been getting back into the swing of things at summer by running. I want to get back up to my old times that I used to score before school swamped me last year, only now, I can't run because a pain is coming from my left hip and shooting down my left leg. I was wondering if I should just keep off the running for about a week to let this heal or if I should see a doctor about getting a brace.

AXE

Suck it up soldier... fight the good fight

[trospec]

I`m gonna throw in my 2 cents (for what it matters) and say that you should take it easy for about a week. As far as a stretch that might help, get on your hands and knees like a dog and lean waist to your left so that you`re placing your weight on your left knee. You should feel the stretching in the left side of your waste. I had a similar problem a few years ago and that`s what the trainer had me do. The stretches helped immensely. Happy trails.

[oldmanraver]

sounds like your psiatic nerve. i had this once also, shooting pains while running. cured by a yoga stretch! focus on your hamstrings and ass muscles, they're probably pulling your back crooked.

[Justin]

Originally posted by A.J.



Overdevelopment? Could you give me a summary of what that is.

It's where one muscle group is way stronger than the opposite muscle group. Like if you had a big, well toned bicept but never worked on your tricept. It results in tightness and pains. Shin splints are a common example, occuring where the calf is way stronger than the shin muscles (and the best way to stop them is to exercise your shin muscles.)