Running marathons can lead to overuse training injuries
Training for the London Marathon or The Great North Run, which are two of the major distance running events in the UK requires planning and dedication. Training advice will be available from www.londonmarathon-runninginjuryclinics.co.uk to assist runners.
Running injuries will affect your training schedule and if not managed correctly force you to pull out of the event. This is not only a disappointment to the runner but also has financial implications with sponsorship money and charity donations.
This running injury website has no direct association with the new Virgin London Marathon although the
Atlas Sports Injury Clinic in Solihull Birmingham was on the 2009 Flora London Marathon approved sports injury clinic list.
If you are a runner and need help with a running injury, we are the people to see. We have experienced Sports Physiotherapists and Sports Podiatrists who are runners themselves.
Custom fitted prescription orthotics can be supplied and fitted for runners who overpronate and develop common injuries such as achilles tendonitis, shinsplints, runners knee, knee pain, IT band inflammation, plantar fasciitis, blisters, foot pain, heel pain, calf-strain, pulled muscles, bursitis and sprained ankle
Overpronating runners will develop injuries when they begin to step up to distances beyond 10k due to the increased mileage.
Poor biomechanics of the lower limbs and feet will not be able to cope with the repeated foot strike faults and injuries will follow. Video Gait Analysis of your running will help determine if you need correction.
Many practitioners fit orthotics these days but care must be taken to ensure the correction is designed and bespoke to your individual requirements. Laser Foot Scanning is best for accuracy.
Orthotics have many names, footbeds, foot inserts, shoe inserts, orthosis and arch supports but to be sure you get a device that allows you to run without discomfort or blisters. You need prescription orthotics measured and fitted correctly.
We favor semi rigid orthotics which offer an element of stability and biomechanical correction whilst having the flexibility when foot striking to allow the foot to perform its natural pronating activity.
Stability Running Shoes have limitations as they do not cater for someone with feet that have different prescriptions between the left and right foot. Most people will have a different prescription on each foot, so the “off the shelf” running shoe only goes partly towards correcting an overpronating problem.
Next thing to look at is, the fact that if you need biomechanical correction and should be wearing orthotics, then you should wear them all the time!
Wearing correction via a running pair of trainers alone is no good, it means you are only wearing correction for the time you have the trainers on!
Your body will undergo changes when you alter your relationship with the ground via the stability running shoes. As soon as you take them off your body will revert back again, which means your body will constantly be in a state of flux and result in injuries when you run extended distances.
The answer is to have prescription orthotics worn in all your footwear and then your body will have the correction it needs all the time. You can then purchase neutral trainers and transfer your orthotic correction between each set of footwear. Speak to the experts who know about running and running Injuries
Contact Atlas Sports Injury Clinic 01827 – 59943
