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I'm a little confused..maybe you can help me. I had been running 6 miles a day for about 4 months, when out of the blue I began to have a lot of knee pain/swelling. I followed the R.I.C.E recommendations and the symptoms went away. As a precaution I made an appointment with an orthopedic doctor. The doctor examined me and took x-rays. He determined that I had not torn or seriously injured anything, but that I had tendinitis type symptoms in my knees. He also told me that I hyperpronate. Everything I have read and models I have seen picturing hyperpronation show the heels worn on the inside (they say that looking at worn heels of your shoes is a good way of determining how you pronate). I am confused because all of the worn heels on my shoes are worn on the outside (as if my feet lean outward not inward). Would you say that I supinate instead? The doctor kept confusing the two terms when I was in the office, so I was wondering if he confused my diagnosis. I would think that I supinate from what I have seen and read. I did get orthodics made for my shoes and I am buying running shoes with pronation control. I don't think my diagnosis matters that much anyway, because either way I needed orthodics and different sneakers to correct my problem, but I am curious if you would say I supinate or hyperpronate. Also, do you have any other recommendations for me? Thank you for your time.
Lynne

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It does sound like you supinate more than you hyperpronate. If you want to know for sure, wet your foot and then step on a piece of colored paper. If the inside area of your arch does not wet the paper, it means you have an arch and probably do not hyperpronate.
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