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kicking the inside of my ankle bones accidently when running

by eric gosset
(texas)

ok i know i dont really have an injury or if i do its probably just small but anyway when im runninglong runs i notice that sometimes not all the time but sometimes my foot will hit my inner ankle bone and its only on one foot.

i dont have bruises but when i touch the bone that gets hit sometimes it will hurt and if i twist that foot like to turn around for example it will get a small pain. what is this and how do i take care of it??

I'm thinking that because when i'm running when i lift up my left leg to stride out it somehow kicks my right inner ankle bone. and this has happened to me before two years ago around this time actually except it was much much worse. it was to the point where my inner ankle bone would get cut and bleed. i know i'm not over training because this problem has been going for a few months now but it has been minor problem and i just need to know how to keep it from gettin worse..anyone know??

please reply back if you have any information



thank you!

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by: Bart - SII

There are usually two things that will lead to this problem. Number one is if you have a lot of pronation at the foot - this means your foot collapses in towards the middle of your body when you step, causing your stride to overlap from one foot to the other.

The other is if you have hip rotation restrictions or hip weakness. Rotation restrictions require you to overlap your stride in order to get your feet into place when you run, and weakness will contribute to the knee collapsing in toward the midline, again, overlapping your stride.

You might benefit from arch supports in your shoes, and a good hip stretching program.

Bart

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