The subject of leg length discrepancy comes up in the physical therapy clinic quite often and difference in leg length can occur due to fracture, damage to growth plates, as well as history of ...

Recently, after careful evaluation of an area tennis player who would twist his ankle during a game, it was found that he had a leg length shortage. This leg length discrepancy is what created his ...

Many people will have one leg longer than the other, and often this is why we have one foot larger than the other. Usually the larger foot corresponds to the longer leg, as it has to push down more on ...

Thanks for writing, Bruce. You are right that leg length discrepancy is the most common cause of back pain in runners and all active individuals. Unfortunately, you have gone about this all wrong and ...

Recently, after careful evaluation of an area tennis player who would twist his ankle during a game, it was found that he had a leg lenth shortage. This leg length discrepancy is what created his" ...

Some people are born with one leg longer than the other. In other cases, injury or illness causes a discrepancy in leg length that may progress over time. This isn't necessarily something to worry ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I had polio when I was 11 years old, many years ago, and miraculously, recovered enough to live a normal life. When I was in my 40s, I developed constant back pain and visited a ...

A difference in the length of the legs alters the alignment of the spine and makes it more vulnerable to the shock forces generated by running. A difference in the length of the legs. This alters the ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I had polio when I was 11 years old, many years ago, and miraculously, recovered enough to live a normal life. When I was in my 40s, I developed constant back pain and visited a ...