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how to tell if one leg is shorter than the other

passion for running category: form,running on Tuesday, October 25 2005

I thought the following comment from Debra was so helpful I’d post it. Thanks Debra. I’m going to go see my Chiro/ARTS guy as soon as I can!

You can often spot leg length discrepency by looking in a mirror and checking whether your pelvis is level. The tell-tale sign is that the curve of the waist is different on both sides. That?s what my podiatrist says.

Mind you, according to my chiropractor (as far as I can remember) leg length discrepency can be caused by a tilted pelvis.

Debra left the comment after reading yesterday’s post.




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Comment by Karen in Calgary

Thursday October 27, 2005 @

I’m pretty sure my legs are of marginally different lengths. But then, one of my feet is slightly smaller than the other, too. Not a whole lot I can do about that, is there? I just try to be mindful of how I land on each foot, sometimes thinking about one, sometimes the other, depending on which calf/arch/whatever is acting up at the time.

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Comment by Debra

Thursday October 27, 2005 @

I think the body can cope with marignal differences pretty well. It’s only an issue if it’s causing problems or pain.

What can you do about it? It depends. My experience with podiatry and shoe inserts to minimise the difference were not good – it just shifted the pain to somewhere else. Chiropractic really helped me.

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