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OVERPRONATION
**Definition:
This is condition when an excessive inward roll of the foot after
landing while running or walking, which the foot continues to roll when
it should be pushing off. This causes a twists in the foot, shin and
knee and may and can cause pain in all those areas. If you are affected
by this condition or an overpronator then you will find excessive wear
on the inner side of your running shoes, and when placed on a flat
surface they'll tilt inward.
If you have knock knees or flat feet? These will
contribute to overpronation.
**Remedies:
Wear shoes with straight or semicurved lasts. Motion-control or
stability shoes with firm, multidensity midsoles and external control
features that limit pronation are best. Over-the-counter orthotics or
arch supports can help, too. You know you are making improvements when
the wear pattern on your shoes becomes more normal. Overpronation causes
extra stress and tightness to the muscles, so do a little extra
stretching. Pain down the front of your lower leg is likely due to
shinsplints--or medial tibial stress syndrome, as medical practitioners
prefer to call it. It's thought of as a beginner's injury, but
shinsplints can strike anyone, especially those who overtrain. They're
caused by degeneration of the muscles or tissues that attach to the
tibia (shinbone). Anterior shinsplints affect the tibialis anterior
muscle (outer side of the tibia), which keeps your toes from dragging
when you take a step and lowers the forefoot to the ground. Posterior
shinsplints indicate irritation of the posterior tibialis muscle (inner
side of the tibia), which decelerates the pronation of the foot after
heel-strike. Too many miles with too little rest, improper biomechanics,
or tightness and weakness in the calf muscles are all contributing
factors, says Janet Hamilton, a registered clinical exercise
physiologist and author of Running Strong and Injury Free. Typically,
this pain strikes when you start to run and stops once you've warmed up.
If you have shinsplints, the best remedies are rest, icing, stretching
and strengthening exercises, and anti-inflammatories.
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