[pct-l] Foot, ankle, leg pain, shin splints, etc.

[lilacs007 at yahoo.com]

There are videos - there is one guy that has a program and he is avid walker :) I'm gonna look him up tonight and post.
He offered his program free of charge for me (videos and books)

Nice guy, you may wanna check it out. He will also look at your posture (send him few pics)  

The one thing to remember is that it's all connected. I have neuropathic pain and nerve damage in both legs, right being the worst. I tend to rely on right leg more and it has caused my hips/pelvis to shift etc. My pubic bone was all messed up also.

All from walking /working out.

I had special inserts made and they helped a bit, I was relying on the insides of my feet while walking. 




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-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Holz <tom.holz at gmail.com>
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Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:12:22 
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Foot, ankle, leg pain, shin splints, etc.

Brick's comments are spot on.  Most people walk, and a few people use a slow run successfully, so there is no one gait.   No matter which one you pick, relaxing your legs is good advice, and contra-lateral coordination is how we were meant to move.   Your left leg should swing forward with your right arm, and vice versa - even if you have hiking poles, in my opinion.


On Mar 27, 2013, at 2:59 PM, Brick Robbins <brick at brickrobbins.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 11:07 AM, Sir Mixalot <atetuna at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Do you have any recommendations?  I've searched fruitlessly that would
>> break down the optimum gait for fast long distance walkers in painstaking
>> detail.
> 
> I have not seen any videos but I have a couple of comments.
> 
> First, is that many seem to be looking at barefoot running/chi
> running/forefoot strike, etc as guides to walking gate. Walking and
> Running are completely different gates, and what works for one,
> probably won't work for the other
> 
> Second, wearing a pack interferes with the normal "contra-body"
> relationship with arm swing/hip swing, especially when using a hip
> belt.
> 
> The key to efficient walking, is RELAXING the free leg, including the
> hip, as it swings through. This means the whole free side of the lower
> body swings through, wile the shoulders move the opposite way, making
> a twisting motion in the spine, which a waist belt prevents.
> 
> This is really hard to learn if it doesn't come naturally, but while
> working with champion endurance athletes in triathlon camps, it is the
> one thing I noticed that separated the pros teaching the camps, from
> the amateur students attending them.
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