Subject: RE: Runners Drift I agree with Hot Runner that it is probably a strength or flexibility issue. Slight variations in leg length aren't going to cause that, and nearly everyone has them. A few years ago, I went to a PT for an Achilles tendon injury. He is a runner and specializes in sports injuries. He said that almost all running injuries are caused by muscle imbalances or one side being more flexible than the other. (He also said that no one's body is perfectly symmetrical ). The exercises that he gave me were all to be done one leg at a time with the same number of repetitions for each. Standing on one leg, single leg squats, and single leg deadlifts can be done anywhere with no extra equipment. The stretches that he gave me were to be done one leg at a time, never pushing one farther than the other. He also advocated doing basic yoga moves while making sure to not work one side more than the other. |