Shoes to Avoid if You Have Inner Knee Pain

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Written By Ali Marty

Season 1 Episode 33 of Running to the Castle Podcast w/ Dr. Ali Marty

In this episode I’m talking about the type of shoe to avoid if you’re having (inner) medial knee pain, especially if you are bow legged.

Definitely go get a gait assessment, get fitted for the shoe and make sure you have someone tell you whether you are knock kneed or bow legged before taking this advice.

You want to avoid shoes that have a soft outer portion (lateral) side of the shoe. When someone who has medial knee pain and is bow legged and they use a shoe with a soft portion in this area it causes more pressure in the painful area.

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Ali Marty

Hi! I’m Ali. I’ve been in the health and wellness space since graduating with a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in 2012. I worked in the typical outpatient clinic with active men and women with orthopedic injuries (shin splints, Achilles tendonitis, muscle and ligament tears, knee pain, IT Band pain, plantar fasciitis, and hip and knee arthritis until 2018 at which point I started Mobile Physical Therapy in Las Vegas, Nevada. Over the past few years I’ve transitioned to helping women running runDisney races after they’ve had an injury and they want to finish strong and enjoy the rest of their runcation.

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