Chiro Decides to Change Approach After Watching Me Run in Parking Lot

The chiro decided to move away from the leg/knee and focus on my right hip, which, according to him, is not firing AT ALL and likely the cause of my leg injury. He was able to conclude this by watching me run and seeing that my right knee rotates inward excessively. This is a tell-tale sign of a weak hip.

He first had me run in shoes and then barefoot in the parking lot of the office. He didn't hold anything back when analyzing my stride. His criticisms were as follows: 1) my stride length is pathetic (but that if I work on it, I could be a lot faster); 2) my stride is too tense (i.e., I need to relax); 3) my stride looks like that of a marching soldier. He talked about the importance of running drills like high knees, etc., to get the heels kicking up to the butt.

He said that I need to strengthen my right hip by doing lunges and hopping on one foot while keeping the hips aligned. The only way to know whether the hips are aligned while doing these exercises, though, is to do them sans shirt in front of a full-length mirror. I guess this means that I need to invest in a full-length mirror. He also said that, eventually, he wants me to do a lot more multi-directional excercises, like running trails, to develop the hips (that whole group of muscles). I guess my days of running on cambered pavement are just about over, with which I'm fine. It just makes the mountains of Bozeman that much more appealing.