I am attaching an article for discussion…A lot of people talk about stride length and stride rate to improve hip extension (push off), center of gravity in the stance phase…ect.ect…but this might be a missing link for some people…
Now I know there are a lot of other things that lead to underpronation and overpronation (like a lack of anke mobility…ankle rocker/dorsiflexion…
but this might help explain why runners experience a crossover gait (or just too narrow) where their lateral shin angle is not vertical but pinned towards the centerline which could cause a host of lower extremity issues, ITB and pirifomis, ect…Glutes aren’t in a postion to stabilize and drive hip extension…
Very interesting article, thanks for posting. I’m going to get a treadmill video tape asap and see if there is any evidence that this could be an explanation for some of my running issues.
This is exactly what i’ve been working on for my IT band issues. A narrow stance / crossover gait pushes my hip outwards and strains the IT. Very good improvements since then.
Very interesting article, thanks for posting. I’m going to get a treadmill video tape asap and see if there is any evidence that this could be an explanation for some of my running issues.
Yeah I thought some people might be able to relate…
Very interesting article, thanks for posting. I’m going to get a treadmill video tape asap and see if there is any evidence that this could be an explanation for some of my running issues.
Yeah I thought some people might be able to relate…
you can see my shoes after a couple of hundred miles where they are worn, literally up on the inside lip where I slip my foot in - its worn…my left foot scrapes the right foot every stride - I don’t ever feel it but its there by the evidence. All of this means my leg leg is landing like the pics…
Ignores negative implicationsof widening stance, does not support statements of running economy changes, applies results of a study to other pathologies, ect.
I find it terrifying that so many PTs are so full of BS.
I don’t disagree…just like anything else in life, there are people who do it better…This is also why I said this maybe helpful for some people noting that human physiology isn’t compartmentalized, but connected…
Negative effects of widening your stride outside of optimal would not be a good idea…but if you are too narrow then widening your stride could prove helpful…what feels wide is actually straight.
Now we could get into more detail as to what biomechanical limitations could cause too narrow of a gait such as: underpronation, poor hip extension (tight psoas/hip flexors,) ect, ect., but just addressing those in isolation creates the same problem…(you could have great dorsiflexion and the strongest glutes in the world, but if you run on a tight rope everyday then it won’t make a difference)…I see this all the time…So I thought this was a good article to provide more context…
Not too mention, some people like the science behind everything…others just need something simple to focus on…like run a little wider (and the rest will take care of itself)…Common sense tells me there is a point where creating lateral movement and thus the energy to counterbalance that movement is counter productive…but maybe I am giving some people too much credit.