Doc On The Run Podcast

Does a crooked toe mean plantar plate surgery in a runner?

A great question I got from someone recently who had a plantar plate injury and the toe was a little bit crooked.

His question was,

"Do I really need to have surgery if my toe is crooked? Is that a good indicator of whether or not I need plantar plate surgery just because the toe is sitting out of position a little bit?"

I thought it might be helpful to explain when it might actually be necessary to have surgery and when it might not be necessary to have surgery.

Does a crooked toe mean you have to have surgery for a plantar plate injury?

That's what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run podcast.

Where to run with plantar fasciitis

Plantar fasciitis is one of the most common causes of heel pain and it's also one of the most common reasons people actually go to the podiatrist.

The fastest way to get it to calm down is to reduce the stress and strain to the plantar fascia ligament so that it'll actually heal.

So if you're going to try to run, you have to do something to reduce the stress and strain to the plantar fascia ligament, while you're running.

Today on the Doc On The Run podcast, we're talking about where to run when you have plantar fasciitis.

4 Things you need for a running injury second opinion

I do lots of running injury second opinions and I do most of those over webcam.

Sometimes I do them over phone, but webcam's way better because I can see you, we can talk, I can show you some stuff on screen, share if I need to, and I can look at stuff that you have that might be really useful for me to help you figure out what's going on.

Whether you're seeing me for a webcam visit or if you're seeing your doctor in your neighborhood, there are four things that you really should make sure that you have together and that you take to get your most valuable running injury second opinion.

Today on the Doc On The Run podcast, we're talking about the four things you need for a running injury second opinion.

ONLY 2 times Cortizone make sense for plantar plate sprain in runners

If you are a runner with a plantar plate sprain, you may be really frustrated. 

Unfortunately, plantar plate sprains are difficult injuries to get better quickly. One key is to make sure it doesn't come back once you're running. 

When I do second opinions for runners with plantar plate sprains, they ask...Should I have a cortisone injection?

The short answer is there are only two times when it makes sense to get a cortizone injection around the plantar plate.

Today on the Doc On The Run podcast, we're talking about the only two times a cortisone injection makes sense for an injured runner with a plantar plate sprain.

Which belief is running your injury recovery

Faith and doubt are both beliefs.

If you're taking action to maintain your running fitness, you have faith you're going to get better.

If you're doing nothing to maintain your running fitness it's because you have doubt.

But don't let this example convince you that there is only one way to decide whether or not you can do something to maintain your running fitness.

No matter what the specific injury, there is always some action, some step you can take to gain confidence, move from Doubt to Faith and start getting back on the right track.

Which belief is running your injury recovery?

Well that's what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run podcast.

Is Resting overrated for runners?

Is resting overrated for runners?

Well, the short answer is yes and no but I want you to think about something.

If it's true in training, then it must be true in over training injury recovery and whenever I say this, truthfully like most doctors if I'm speaking at a conference, they kind of cross their arms and glare at me and a lot of runners scratch their heads when I say that.

But it is true and I want you to really think about this. If it is true in your training, then it should be true in your over training injury recovery and this what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run podcast.

Dancer’s 5th Metatarsal Shaft Fracture training for Boston Marathon

This episode actually comes from Eryn and she's somebody who was listening to the Doc On The Run podcast and then sent in a question.

She said that she was 10 weeks out after getting a dancer's fracture in the fifth metatarsal while she was trying to qualify for Boston and getting ready.

What she said is, "I'm one week in using my EXOGEN bone stimulator one time a day for 20 minutes. I heard you say that you had a runner who healed after two weeks using the device."

She also wanted to know about, "What else was your patient doing? Did they follow the standard protocol? Was he taking any supplements or other treatment to help the bone?"

Today on the Doc On The Run podcast, we're talking about a dancer's fifth metatarsal fracture in a runner who was training for Boston.

4 Strategies for running injury recovery

All day long I talk to injured runners and help them figure out what they could be doing differently to get back to running as quickly as possible.

I have realized is that the majority of injured runners are choosing, or have been told by a doctor, to follow one of four different running injury recovery strategies. 

Today on the Doc On The Run podcast, we're talking about the 4 strategies for running injury recovery.

 

Running is NOT an effective weight loss strategy with Patrick McGilvray

In today’s podcast we have Patrick from the Running Lean Podcast here on the show, and you’re going to love this episode.

Patrick McGilvray is a podcast host, Licensed Primary Sports Nutritionist, NASN Certified Personal Trainer, UESCA Certified Running Coach, Master Life & Success Coach, experienced marathoner and ultrarunner, and The Weight Loss Coach for Runners.

Patrick helps runners properly fuel their bodies and their minds so they can achieve peak performance and optimal health and fitness.

Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast we’re talking about how "Running is NOT an effective weight loss strategy."

Leg soreness from balance training for runners

I was just on a call with a guy who signed up for the Runner’s Aid Station and one of the things we were talking about is he had noticed that while he was doing some specific exercise I gave him to restore some of the balance to actually make him a little more stable and more efficient.

He noticed he was getting a lot of soreness in his leg.

He was actually explaining what he was getting in terms of muscle soreness and we discussed whether or not it was really a problem and something you really need to pay attention to.

Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast, we're talking about soreness in your leg when you're working on your balance and you're trying to get back to running after an injury.