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Below are some more common symptoms that can be developed due
to improper foot biomechanics. All of these problems can be helped
by Aerodyn orthotics.
- Achilles Tendon: Tendinitis and Tears
- Shin Splints
- The Sprained Ankle
- Bunions
- Flatfeet
- Plantar Fasciitis
- More Common Symptoms
Runner's Knee
The most common long-term running injury is called runner's knee
and is caused by the back of the knee cap rubbing against the
femur, the long bone behind it. When you suffer from runner's
knee, the back of the kneecap hurts when you walk or run, particularly
when you walk down stairs. It usually does not hurt to pedal a
bicycle. If it hurts to push the kneecap against the bone behind
it, you have runner's knee.
Let the World to Know Your Opinion With Personal Dating Blogs at FirstClickFriend.com. The back of the kneecap is shaped like a triangle with the point
fitting in a grove in the lower part of the bone behind it. During
running, the knee cap is supposed to move up and down, not side
to side, without touching the front of the bone behind it. If
it does, the back of the kneecap will rub against the front of
the bone behind it and hurt. Treatment is to stop the kneecap
from touching the bone behind it which is usually caused by the
knee cap being pulled toward the outside laterally while the lower
leg twists the bone behind it inward medially. When you run, you
land on the lateral bottom of your foot and roll inward, causing
the lower leg to twist inward. At the same time, three of the
four quad muscles attached to the kneecap pull the kneecap outward
and cause the knee cap to rub against the bone behind it. You
can keep the knee cap from rubbing by wearing orthotics, special
insets in your shoes, doing exercises to strengthen the muscle
that pulls your knee cap inward and by running backwards rather
than forward ( Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy,
May 1995.)
- Achilles Tendon: Tendinitis and Tears
- Shin Splints
- The Sprained Ankle
- Bunions
- Flatfeet
- Plantar Fasciitis
- More Common Symptoms
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