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| I used to have a simillar thing with legs of different lengths in certain positions. As Yoga Guy recommends, regular yoga practice with particular attention to your hips should benefit you. In my own experience, working with a wall can really help to even up your hips by creating even strength on both sides. E.g: Supta padangusthasana with the grounded foot pressing against the wall Dandasana with your feet pressing against a wall Also, imbalance in your hips is often linked to misalignment in your legs. You could try working on your feet and shins - Virasana is great for this, as are all the standing poses ( as usual..  ). Hip imbalances take a lot of time and patience. A good iyengar teacher should be able to identify and correct any patterns of misalignment you have. It is very easy to go back to bad habits when you are tired, or over exerted (eg. running). I hold a lot of tension in my hips which has taken a year to start to overcome. Practice regularly and patiently and I hope you find relief. | |||
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Extreme Veteran Posts: 517  Location: New Jersey | I have been a runner for about 10 years, and when I ran track in college, I had really bad shin splints for 2 seasons. What type of running do you do? Are you a sprinter, or do you run distance? Do you run competitively? In my case, as I was told by the athletic trainer, my shin splints were caused by the shift from non-competitive running (I ran as a from of cross training for other sports) to training to be a sprinter. One stretch in particlular helped me alot. You stand facing a wall, and place the ball of you foot on the wall with the heal of your foot on the floor. Bend your knee gently. This will bring the stretch from the back of your leg to the shin. My coach always made me hold the stretch on each leg for three minutes. Strengthening exercises also seem to alleviate shin splint pain. A good one is to spread a towel (one the size of a face towel is good) on the floor. Sit on a chair in fron of the towel, and place your bare foot on the towel. With your toes, wrinkle the towel and then spread it out again. You're really only moving your toes on this one. Your heal, and the rest of your foot should remain still. I did 15 reps on each side. I would definitely talk to your physical therapist before trying either the stretch, or the exercise mentioned above. They both helped me greatly, but i did them under the direction of a coach, and an athletic trainer. One last bit of advice about what to do when your shin splints are acting up: I freeze water in dixie cups, and rub the ice over the area that hurts. Not different from an ice pack, I guess, but you can give your shins a massage with the ice, and then peel back the dixie cup as it melts. Let me know if you need any more advice about shin splints! I have more than my fair share of experience with them  Samantha | ||
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