Doc On The Run Podcast

1003 Stress Fracture Strategy for Runners Start Here

I just got off of a Stress Fracture Strategy call with a real runner who has been suffering from a stress fracture for 47 days. 

Over the past five weeks she has been getting worse, not better.

And she hasn’t even been running for more than a month!

If you have a stress fracture, or a stress reaction and you are:

1. worried about canceling race because of a stress fracture
2. your stress fracture is not getting better fast enough
3. worried you're going to lose your running fitness waiting for the stress fracture to heal 

This episode will help you understand the strategies I use whenever I worked directly with runners with stress fractures, and apply those strategies to help you figure out how to speed up your stress fracture recovery.

Back to running after 2 metatarsal stress fractures at same time with Alexandre Dufresne

Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast we are talking with Alexandre Dufresne about his journey and getting back to running after having suffered 2 metatarsal stress fractures at same time!

If you think back about your training leading up to the 2 stress fractures, if you could go back in time, do you think there's any one thing you could have changed in your training routine that might have prevented it from developing into such a serious problem? Listen up to find out!

1001 Ultra Run Coach Patrick Durante on Automatic Negative Thoughts in runners

Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast we are talking with Patrick Durante about Automatic Negative Thoughts and how they affect runners.

 

Many years ago I was having a discussion about daily stressors with a friend of mine name Maury. He said something I have never forgotten.

 

“It's not the lions and tigers that will get you. It's the ants and mosquitoes because problems.”

 

Every single over training injury that afflicts runners as a consequence of developing too much stress. The constant buzzing of mosquitoes and ants may drive you crazy. And Today we are talking about the creepy, crawly kind of ant, but A.N.T. or Automatic Negative Thoughts that buzz through our heads and inhibit our ability to finish races on time, complete training runs in a gratifying way, and may even may inhibit our recovery from hard workouts or over training injuries.

Stress Fracture Nutrition for Recovering Runners with Dr. Laura Kelly

If you're a runner with a stress fracture you're probably trying to figure out everything you can do right now this going to speed up healing of the injured bone, so you can get back to running as soon as possible.

 

If you have been thinking about bone broth or nutritional supplements like vitamin D and calcium you already know how important it is to get the nutritional building blocks into your system so your osteoblast cells can't start repairing and rebuilding the crack in the bone.

 

Did you know there's actually a cookbook written specifically to address the nutritional requirements four building healthy bones? Well, there is…it is called The Healthy Bones Plant-Based Nutrition Plan and Cookbook and in today’s episode I am getting to got to sit down with Dr. Laura Kelly who wrote that cookbook.

Why jogging is a terrible way to test healing of a running injury

No matter what injury you have, it could be a stress fracture or it could be tendinitis or it could be a sprained ligament, but whatever you do you have to sure you don't get re-injured, because that could be brutally demoralizing!

Because most runners think jogging is a lot easier than “real running” you might presume it's a lot safer for you to just start jogging to test out your state of recovery.

Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast, we’re talking about why jogging is a terrible way to test the state of healing of a running injury.

Is it normal for a fracture to be visible on x-ray after 50 days?

Hussein asked me an interesting question. He said, 

“I fractured my tibia and fibula. Is it normal after 50 days the fracture is still visible under x-ray, but I am walking with crutches and putting partial weight bearing without any pain or discomfort? My treatment was with a fiberglass cast without any surgery since the bones were not displaced.”

Is it normal for a fracture to be visible on my x-ray after 50 days? 

Well, that is a great question and that is what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast. 

How do cushy running shoes cause stress fractures?

If you have a high arched foot that is prone to getting stress fractures, a podiatrist may have told you that you need cushy running shoes.

I got a question from someone who was given that advice. She said,

“I am so confused, I thought stress fractures were from pounding. I got a stress fracture, and my doc said it was my cushy shoes. I do not understand how this is true.”

How do cushy running shoes cause stress fractures in the foot? 

Well, that is a great question and that is what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast. 

Worst advice ever from a doctor

I talk to lots of runners who have been given very bad advice. 

If you are reading this, you are probably a runner, and you have probably had to deal with some kind of injury that interfered with your running.

If you have seen a doctor, I am very curious to know what advice you got.

Sometimes I am curious if the "bad advice" is what the doctor said, or if it is just a misinterpretation of what the doctor said to the runner. 

Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast, we're talking about the worst advice ever from a doctor.

Can 5% incline take stress off tibial stress fracture?

Today's episode comes from Jordan, who was watching a video called “Proof you do not have to stop running with a metatarsal stress response”.

Jordan wanted to know, “Do you think treadmill at a 5% incline will take some of the stress off the tibia?”

Can a 5% incline on your treadmill reduce the stress on a tibial stress fracture? 

Well, that is a great question, and that is what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast. 

Is pain and fear normal after 4th metatarsal stress fracture?

Today's question comes from Priscilla, after she watched the video “Proof you do not have to stop running with a metatarsal stress response.” 

She says:

“I am a distance runner, I got a fourth metatarsal stress fracture, I was in the boot 3 months. X-ray is showing some healing but not 100%. I have been walking but I fear it will open up again. Is pain and fear of putting full pressure without the boot normal? I want to run, it is frustrating.”

Is pain and fear normal after a fourth metatarsal stress fracture? 

Well, that is a good question and that is what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.