HIP/PELVIS CONSIDERATIONS FOR RUNNERS, JOGGERS & WALKERS.

To all the KEEN RUNNERS/JOGGERS/WALKERS out there - what are you doing to minimise the risks of the repetition type injuries your sport/activity has the tendency to cause from time to time. You know, those bouts of shin splints, knee and ankle pain, hamstrings/glute tightness, and in some cases even mild to chronic hip bursitis. While the common tactics of ensuring your footwear is adequate, and regular flexibility training can in some cases ease these conditions, most often, they are only treating the symptoms. The underlying condition hinges more around individual biomechanical flaws, where there is inherent hip & pelvis instability. When there is an imbalance in the muscles controlling hip & pelvis movement, your legs are prone to moving through awkward/contraindicated ranges, creating unwanted loads on the muscles and structures that support and therefore enable the running/jogging/walking actions.

So, please make sure you are doing your hip & pelvis stability, strength and alignment exercises!