5 different specialists 5 different diagnostics reallty getting fed up

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slowmarc-belfast Jun 2011 7:08pm, 28 Jun 2011 22 posts	0 slowmarc-belfast just seen my 6th physio and got a different result again i wanted to tombstone the b*H.and she was hot ill start from the start 1st podiatrist was private never actauly told me anything apart telling me i have flat feet(WHICH I DONT the left has fallen a bit) but gave me crappy soft of the shelf insoles told me id have to pay 400 for a proper pair.(i only had shin splints) 2nd..used his physcio 40quid a week told me my hips wher outa whack (had a sore back for like 10 years)when she straightened it the other side hurt this went on for weeks done f all for my shins splints or sore ankles 3rd pod throught the nhs. told me my arches wher fine but my leg muscles wher far to tight (spot on) but gave me custome insoles i couldnt even walk in the fk**S went to a running shop was told had a natural gait bought £90 trainers ankles felt like snapping. my left leg pronates went to a running shop bought brooks beast got rid of the pain and got up to running 1oks no porblem bit of back pain tho.(with no insoles) 4 seen another pod who has a private clinic but got her threw nhs she told me left leg shorter than the other got me insoles left slightly raised have been wearing them now for 2 weeks treid to run managed 2 miles then the pain started in my shjins and ankles.she also told me to go to bikram yoga which is brill just seen another physio today told me to put ice on my ankles which i do also to stop runing all together told me there nothing wroung with my hips or legs just a bit stiff and the pain n my back and the click i get threw my left hip/back in canse of my postures even tho she didnt feel it and it is my bones clicking to gethe.some 1 give me some advice or even just to cut my legs aff and get some wheels
plodding hippo Jun 2011 7:14pm, 28 Jun 2011 35,391 posts	0 plodding hippo bloody hell My sympathies Not sure what to suggest, but you have seen a few pods havent you I wonder if the POSE/Chi lot will have something to say on this
Hills of Death (HOD) Jun 2011 7:17pm, 28 Jun 2011 24,680 posts	0 Hills of Death (HOD) I had same shit marc One woman told me I had PF when I told someone told me it was definately NOT she said who I said a Podatrist she went err err well maybe it weren't. Had loads of diagnosis from fat pad damaged to weak perneals to uneven shoes !!!
Stumpy Jun 2011 7:18pm, 28 Jun 2011 12,822 posts	0 Stumpy i would imagine the running technique folks will have something to add.... anyway, before they arrive.... where exactly on your shins does it hurt? and where exactly on your ankles? when does the pain come on? does it hurt right from the start of a run and ease off? or start OK and then develop and sore afterwards. both shins? both ankles? and how much 'shorter' is your leg supposedly and how was this established? (ie how was it measured?) and... has any one of these physios looked at your glutes? and the flexibility of your joints? am wondering if strengthening core and glutes and ankles might be what you need. PS if a running shop analysed your gait and sold you the wrong shoes, take them back. my sympathies though. truly I DO know how you feel.
Hills of Death (HOD) Jun 2011 7:22pm, 28 Jun 2011 24,681 posts	0 Hills of Death (HOD) Of course we always need to look at our technique regardless It should be neutral shoe with an orthotic and supportive without to be honest a lot of running shops are not qualified they are just offering an opinion unless it's JJB where their opinion is worth JACK
slowmarc-belfast Jun 2011 7:22pm, 28 Jun 2011 23 posts	0 slowmarc-belfast am gonna go outhere wearing these new insoles in my natral runners itll be the 1st time ave run in my insoles and if theres pain ther getting binned. 2 weeks should be plenty of time tobreak them in. if i went to a chiroprator wonder wot they would say lol
HellsBells Jun 2011 7:26pm, 28 Jun 2011 8,437 posts	0 HellsBells something about POSE it sounds very much as though there is no major structural problem, which is why you're getting all these different opinions. With a significant injury, it's there, it's diagnosable and it's easy. I strongly suspect your running technique is to blame. I would suggest saving all the money you're spending on podiatrists and physios and instead spending it on some technique coaching sessions There's several qualifeid POSE coaches on here - one will probably be along soon
slowmarc-belfast Jun 2011 7:29pm, 28 Jun 2011 24 posts	0 slowmarc-belfast stumpy the shin splints were completelty gone when i was running my beasts. then when i got the new insoles almost instant the shin splints started i wore them for a week then went for a run just in my beast usual route had to stop half way through to sore and there stil ver tender. yes both inside of the ankles and and wher the calf meets the shin bone bottom half. she measured it with a tape and the last physio did say my core is as good as jjbs opinon and thats why my left hip/back click when i do a sit up or even just lift my leg up and down
plodding hippo Jun 2011 7:31pm, 28 Jun 2011 35,395 posts	0 plodding hippo Doesnt everyone click? it doesnt mean there is anything wrong i agree, get someone to look at your running style or why dont you just stick with the brooks-you could run in them
cabletow Jun 2011 7:41pm, 28 Jun 2011 20,589 posts	0 cabletow If it aint broke don't fix it - first rule of medicine ..... Wear the brooks..... And physios and pods and running shops are not "specialists" as such. Have you tried a sports physician?