Walking Softly Benefits Olympic Wrestler
Monday, March 31, 2008
Jolie Bookspan, M.Ed, PhD, FAWM
Not long after, I saw Dennis running by at a fast clip, with beautiful neutral spine, good leg and foot alignment, and a light landing with each foot-fall. I asked him why he had asked about running lightly. He said he changed to running lightly after I worked with him on it. I asked if it made a difference and he laughed, "Of course. It used to hurt."
Dennis is muscular and squarely built. He used to leave an impression on the floor when he walked, and had knee, neck, and lower back pain after running.
Landing without jarring reduced pain. Dennis also did several things to stop injuring his joints during movement:
Stopped keeping a large inward curve in the lower back while running. Changing to neutral spine decreased the compressive pinching and loading of the vertebral joints and soft tissue - Spotting Back Pain During Running and Walking - What Do Abs Have To Do With It?
- Stopped letting his arches flatten downward. Using his own leg and ankle muscles, Dennis held neutral foot position maintaining a good arch without needing any inserts or special running shoe - Arch Support Is Not From Shoes.
- Stopped letting the knees bend inward toward each other when running, and held neutral foot position - Healthy Knees.
- Held upright head and neck position instead of jutting the chin forward - Common Exercises Teach Upper Back and Neck Pain.
Run feet photo (not of Dennis) by Amodiovalerio Verde
Labels: feet, fix pain, impact, readers inspiring story, running, walking
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