Running and hyper mobility

[Lizzog]

I started running four years ago to help me get fitter and help my asthma.

I followed C25k and was relatively ok injury wise.

The last year I’ve been stop start with my running as I’ve been plagued by gluteal tendinitis and now Achilles tendinitis.

I’ve started on shock wave therapy for the Achilles issue and the MSK podiatrist I saw said I’m very hyper mobile in my feet and ankles.

I’ve got special insoles, stretch, do Pilates etc- any hyper mobile runners got any recommendations ??

[Annieapple Administrator Graduate]

🍏so sorry about the issues you have had. Glad you sought advice from a MSK Podiatrist. You remained injury free whilst doing C25K & wondering if slow running isn’t the answer you are looking for with hyper mobility??? You don’t say what type of running you have been doing since graduating. Have you ever had a look at Chi running?? Google it & see what you think?

m.youtube.com/watch?v=rYNZU...(Not working as expected?)

[Lizzog Graduate in reply to Annieapple]

Thanks will take a look!

[Cmoi Graduate]

I believe nowster has hypermobility Lizzog and might be able to help. However he wears barefoot shoes, or no shoes at all, which to me sounds very different from the shock wave therapy and special soles approach.

[nowster Graduate]

I wore corrective insoles for about 25 years.

Then I had a lightbulb moment after a new set of orthotic insoles nearly crippled me.

There's hypermobility on my mother's side. A lot of her uncles had extreme problems walking in their later years. My sister has the floppiest joints (especially feet).

In more recent years, certainly as knowledge of Ehlers-Danloss Syndrome type hypermobility increases, there is a "use it or lose it" mantra from rheumatologists. You need muscle tone to support the lax joints. Without it your condition deteriorates.

I've even been told that for me yoga is bad (increases mobility), but pilates is good (increases muscle tone).

[Lizzog Graduate in reply to nowster]

Thanks. I think my issue is that there is so much conflicting information out there it’s hard to find out what works best for you. I don’t do yoga any more but have found that Pilates is working well 👍

[nowster Graduate in reply to Lizzog]

All of these things are interconnected. If you're overcompensating for one thing you can cause problems in the thing that's being used instead.

It might be worthwhile looking at ehlers-danlos.org/what-is-eds/ with caution of course, as it's far too easy to self-identify. One of the worst things you can buy is a medical dictionary.