Collapsing leg.

saz · May 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by buddha

I too used to get the 'collapsing leg' thing when I used to do a lot of running. It would happen out of the blue, a few hours after a longish run, and sometimes even the following day or two.

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Sounds exactly what I'm getting. Its definately due to running. Its so frustrating, a while back I was assessed at the hospital and they tried to correct my "one leg longer than the other" thing, gave me exercises and told me not to run, and refered me for physio. I never got a physio appointment though, and didn't chase it up due to the fact that I was too stubborn to stop running. I just cut it back to once a week so my leg recovered to the point where it could run again and did more biking to compensate. I only have myself to blame I guess, and it's partly a refusal to accept my feeble limitations and age. I get so mad with my stupid leg that it will only run 5 miles once a week without being crippled. Makes me so angry that this, for me, seems to amount to "overdoing it". Pathetic.

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buddha · May 2007

Running is much harder on my body than riding a bike.

Mind, if you are 'only' running once a week it may be that your body isn't able to get used to running. If you see what I mean.

I find that if I run (hard/ to my limit) only once a week, I find that run quite difficult. However if I run twice, i.e. on successive days, a little slower and less distance, recovery is much easier.

Sidey · May 2007

Hi Saz
You just reminded me the doctor told my wife one of her legs was shorter than the other and was over compensating for it, which is why the muscle was'nt as strong in her bad knee. she went to the physio and had the pads that give you little electric shock's put on the inside of her knee, to build up the muscle, she went every week for about 6 week's.
man you're hard on yourself.

Unknown · May 2007

Saz,One leg shorter is generally meant by a tilted pelvis giving the impression unless of course the bones are actually measured.Your symptons seem very much what hamish said being muscular imbalance.Nothing to worry yourself about so long as you get it sorted early on.It certainly isnt sciatica.Check for tightness of quads,hamstrings and calves to start with.iI have to go to work soon but i can e.mail you tomorrow and tell you how you can check certain muscle lengths to see if they are short(strong) or long(weak).Its really a case of elimination[:)]

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Unknown · May 2007

i had the same problem after a smashed my need open on a wall, i had a bit of a physio routeen and that sorted it out, but i think my case is something different you yours,

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saz · May 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by ninja
i can e.mail you tomorrow and tell you how you can check certain muscle lengths to see if they are short(strong) or long(weak).Its really a case of elimination[:)]

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Cool, thanks Ninja! That would be really interesting.

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lm_trek · May 2007

my bad knee does this quite often its a pain, and results in more the damage to the knee joint, im under my physio (i wish she is really fit!!) who keeps finding different muscle problems around my knee and hip its really frustrating as the one muscle that she told me was too tight due to overwork i have finally managed to exercise to relax that muscle, my physion has now found a little muscle just to the side of the knee doing nothing so have to go back again!!

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SteveLand · May 2007

Definitely sounds more musculoskeletal to me than neurological. It is interesting that you say it happens more when walking downhill or downstairs. That would point towards either a posterior cruciate ligament problem (ligament in the middle of your knee that stops it flopping around all over the shop) or possibly an iliotibial band problem (strap like muscle up the side of your leg that helps 'lock' it straight). Both of these could be caused, or at least exacerbated by, leg length discrepancy, but as ninja says it depends wheteher it is a true or apparent discrepancy.

To be honest it is unlikely that a GP will be a huge amount of use (unless they have a special interest in sports injuries). Probably the most useful people for assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal injuries are dedicated sports physios. Both of the problems I have outlined above can fairly easily be rectified (or at least compensated for) by strengthening exercises.

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saz · May 2007

Thanks Dr![:D]
Dragged out the sheet of exercises the phsio gave me last time and going to be good and try and do them every day. They are REALLY hard though (jog on your heels for 20 MINUTES!!?!) and require superhuman balance!

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Capt. Jon · May 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by saz

Thanks Dr![:D]
Dragged out the sheet of exercises the phsio gave me last time and going to be good and try and do them every day. They are REALLY hard though (jog on your heels for 20 MINUTES!!?!) and require superhuman balance!

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Saz, get yourself one of these:

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/ProductDetail.a ... 20Hedgehog

I use it for strengthening my knees and helps with balance too as it works your abs.

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saz · May 2007

What ....er...do you do with it?? Looks weird, but if it works abs then I may go for it. Might find my six pack again, I had one once but it disappeared a few years ago.

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fuddymox · May 2007

My wife suffers from a similar complaint as yourself Saz and actually increasing her exercise improved it for her. I now tell her to run to the shops for me for beer instead of taking the car. I bought a new ladder and cancelled the window-cleaner, I also bought a set of knee-pads for when she's down on her hands and knees scrubbing the floors- see, that's love for you.

Capt. Jon · May 2007

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by saz

What ....er...do you do with it?? Looks weird, but if it works abs then I may go for it. Might find my six pack again, I had one once but it disappeared a few years ago.

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You stand on it. It's basically a spikey balancing ball. Balancing strengthens the little mucles around the knee and your abs.

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n5gooner · June 2007

I had this problem walking down stairs, but I also had a lot of back ache, turned out I had a disc sticking out that was rubbing on a nerve, so I've had 90% removed, all ok now, btw I cycle several times a week now, and also run two or three times a week around the 10k mark, no problems with legs or back.

Go get it checked out.

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