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Vixi
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Decided that I wanted to run in some 5ks this spring. I have never run any distance before so started working on it. My overall fitness level was pretty good, I just needed to improve it for a 5k. So I started running near my house (hilly area) and on the high school track. Started doing sprints. Meanwhile was -as usual- also doing high impact aerobics classes, kickboxing, weight training. Next thing I know my knees are in bad shape. Loss of range of movement, pain, extreme swelling, nice crunching noises in my knees when going up stairs, bruising on the back of my right knee.
I made an appointment with a sports medicine Dr., knee specialist. He could see me in 2 weeks at the earliest. So I had to wait out that 2 weeks. In the meantime I did nothing more stressfull than minimal, necessary walking for my lower body. (Just spent that time concentrating on upper body and going nuts not being able to do my lower body weight training or cardio.) I also starting looking up anything on the web I could find on being flat footed and running. I found out that first of all, my shoes were totally wrong (even though they were not cheap). Got appropriate shoes for over pronation - motion control. I didn't find a whole lot more after that.
2 weeks pass, the swelling has gone down, the pain is pretty much gone. Time for the Dr.'s appointment. In order to even see my face he requires knee xrays. I go to the radiologist down the hall and have 10 xrays done. Then I fill out a form on how the injury happened. Well, I don't really know what the injury is and I can't think of any 1 particular sudden event that caused it. I talk to him and explain what I had been doing. Described my condition when I had called to make the appointment. He nods a lot. He pushes on my knee. He says "Huh." a lot, as if he has no idea why I am even there. He just says take it easy for the next month then resume your activities. Do lots of stretching and work on your quads (which I thought were pretty strong and hard). Then he says he will send me samples of an anti-inflamatory. He won't write me a prescription becuase he won't prescribe (I am guessing) steroidal ani-inflamatories. Then he says if I have problems with my knees again he will do an MRI on them. Two days later I get an envelope of a drug called Bextra in the mail. It is non-steroidal and is usually prescribed for arthritis patients. I have been taking it for about 5 days now and have started doing some light cardio and lower weight/higher rep weights for lower body.
So in about 3 weeks I am going to start up my running and sprints again and hope I don't inflame my knees. The sports med. Dr. gave me NO information, assistance, tips, resources on special considerations for flat footed runners. There is no telling what that bill is going to look like when it arrives and my health insurance will probably only cover a minimal amount of it. I sure don't want to have to go back to this guy if I can avoid it.
Please! share any experience or information you have about being flat footed and training for running.
Thank You Thank You!
I made an appointment with a sports medicine Dr., knee specialist. He could see me in 2 weeks at the earliest. So I had to wait out that 2 weeks. In the meantime I did nothing more stressfull than minimal, necessary walking for my lower body. (Just spent that time concentrating on upper body and going nuts not being able to do my lower body weight training or cardio.) I also starting looking up anything on the web I could find on being flat footed and running. I found out that first of all, my shoes were totally wrong (even though they were not cheap). Got appropriate shoes for over pronation - motion control. I didn't find a whole lot more after that.
2 weeks pass, the swelling has gone down, the pain is pretty much gone. Time for the Dr.'s appointment. In order to even see my face he requires knee xrays. I go to the radiologist down the hall and have 10 xrays done. Then I fill out a form on how the injury happened. Well, I don't really know what the injury is and I can't think of any 1 particular sudden event that caused it. I talk to him and explain what I had been doing. Described my condition when I had called to make the appointment. He nods a lot. He pushes on my knee. He says "Huh." a lot, as if he has no idea why I am even there. He just says take it easy for the next month then resume your activities. Do lots of stretching and work on your quads (which I thought were pretty strong and hard). Then he says he will send me samples of an anti-inflamatory. He won't write me a prescription becuase he won't prescribe (I am guessing) steroidal ani-inflamatories. Then he says if I have problems with my knees again he will do an MRI on them. Two days later I get an envelope of a drug called Bextra in the mail. It is non-steroidal and is usually prescribed for arthritis patients. I have been taking it for about 5 days now and have started doing some light cardio and lower weight/higher rep weights for lower body.
So in about 3 weeks I am going to start up my running and sprints again and hope I don't inflame my knees. The sports med. Dr. gave me NO information, assistance, tips, resources on special considerations for flat footed runners. There is no telling what that bill is going to look like when it arrives and my health insurance will probably only cover a minimal amount of it. I sure don't want to have to go back to this guy if I can avoid it.
Please! share any experience or information you have about being flat footed and training for running.
Thank You Thank You!
