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Title: slide leg knee pain
Post by: mma1027 on April 05, 2009, 06:56:19 PM

i recently starting bowling a lot more than i am used to, i now have knee pain on the inside of my slide leg. i know its hard to say what im doing wrong without a video, but could anyone give me advice on how to get rid of the pain

Title: Re: slide leg knee pain
Post by: sdbowler on April 06, 2009, 04:43:07 AM

I know for me when I was having knee pain I had to try to keep my trail leg behind me more. I would have it come around to the point that it was almost further in front of me then my slide foot. The other thing to watch for is if you are twisting with your knee as well. Two things that really caused me a lot of problems.
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Title: Re: slide leg knee pain
Post by: Smash49 on April 06, 2009, 11:12:10 AM

One of the most common causes that people overlook is flat bottom shoes.  If you are wearing them change to something with a raised heel.

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Title: Re: slide leg knee pain
Post by: Mike Austin on April 06, 2009, 01:39:13 PM

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One of the most common causes that people overlook is flat bottom shoes.  If you are wearing them change to something with a raised heel.

Smash49

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Possibly.  You could be having pain in your knee from stopping too quickly, the added bowling is putting more straing on your body.  A raised heel will most of the time stop you faster, which may not be good.

Don't know ya, but check your weight.  Now that I am 35lbs overweight, my knee hurts more often, hurts all the time when I was bowling daily.

Good/better shoes never can hurt, shoes are an underrated part of a player's arsenal.  Being able to change soles/heels is mandatory for some, myself included.

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Title: Re: slide leg knee pain
Post by: DukeHarding on April 06, 2009, 01:47:44 PM

Could be due to pronation (ankle turning towards the inside).
I had the same problem for years, when I was bowling a lot.
I purchased a pair of these orthotic lifts, and wear them in my bowling shoes.
I bought a 2nd pair for my gym shoes.
They cured the problem.

Hopefully, this will help...
http://www.walkfit.com/?src=affiliate&aid=14511&subid=CD1221
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Title: Re: slide leg knee pain
Post by: JoCo on April 07, 2009, 08:57:40 AM

I read in BTM that your toes should be even or outside your knee when you slide. Meaning that your foot should not point inward(like pigeon toed). This puts alot of unnatural stress on the joint.

Title: Re: slide leg knee pain
Post by: justdale on April 07, 2009, 09:01:32 AM

I had ( have) the same thing, I was told by my DR, that I have a slight tear in the ACL, not really sure I want to do the surgery, but when I wear a neo-prene knee brace, there is no pain. Damn thing gets real sweaty after a nights use though
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Dale Williams
Columbia 300 Utah Amateur Staff


Edited on 4/7/2009 9:02 AM

Title: Re: slide leg knee pain
Post by: Badger856 on April 07, 2009, 09:01:37 AM

Short term fix...take some Ibuprofen before bowling.