Doc On The Run Podcast

Restarting and Running Again After Surgery with Martha Runs The World

A couple of years ago Martha was on the podcast talking about how hip arthritis has impacted her running and how she has been able to gain a different perspective on her running goals.

She is the host of the Martha Runs The World Podcast.

In this episode are talking about some basic principles and strategies for resuming running after surgery or a major over-training injury.

Today on the Doc On the Run Podcast we have Martha Hughes back on the show.

Marathon Method of Running Injury Recovery

This is the thing I came up with when I actually was thinking about what I do differently with runners now that I've been for about a decade, basically focusing just on injured runners, what do I do differently than when I had a normal practice where I saw everybody with any kind of foot problem?

Let's think about what happens when you decide to run a marathon. Nobody just wakes up and says, I think I'm going to run a marathon today, it doesn't work that way. What usually happens is you have something that triggers your desire to actually run a marathon.

We all know it's really a big goal, we know it's inspirational, and you decide that you want to do a marathon.

So, what do you do?

Today, on the Doc On The Run podcast, we're talking about the Marathon Method of Running Injury Recovery.

Runner’s heel pain that might be plantar fasciitis or insertional Achilles tendinitis

Today's episode actually comes from something I read in one of the running forums where someone actually was saying that they were confused.

They had been to see a couple of different doctors and had a couple of different recommendations because they had heel pain.

The heel pain was in a little bit of an unusual area, the heel pain wasn't exactly on the bottom, the heel pain wasn't exactly on the back and it was sort of in the middle, right at the back of the heel where it curves around and they wanted to know what to do.

Is it plantar fasciitis or insertional Achilles tendonitis? That's what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run podcast.

Success is spelled ACTION with Gary Stotler

Several years ago I had the honor of speaking with Gary and interviewing him for an episode of the Doc On The Run Podcast, called From 400 Pounds To Running 100 Miles.

At one point in his life Gary, was seriously overweight and weighed about 400 pounds. But he was able to not only lose that weight, he became a 100 mile ultramarathon finisher and even did Leadville.

Gary's not just an incredible athlete but he's also a personal development expert. Today were really fortunate to have him back on the show to share his wisdom, experience and inspiration with you today.

“Success Is Spelled Action” and that's what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run podcast.

Plantar plate sprain misdiagnosed as a neuroma?

Let's say you have this aching pain in the ball of your foot. You've been running and when you run, you get some sort of weird aching soreness in the ball of the foot.

You just know it's in the middle of the ball of the foot and it hurts more when you run and it hurts kind of after you run.

Well, you go see a doctor. They look at you, they poke around, and they say, "I think you have a Morton's neuroma."

Then later you figure out either because you got a second opinion, either or you sign up for the Plantar Plate Masterclass and went through those things and started self-diagnosing you figure out that you actually have a plantar plate sprain.

You get really confused about why it is that someone would misdiagnose you with a neuroma.

Can a plantar plate sprain be misdiagnosed as a Morton's neuroma? Well, that's a great question, and that's what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run podcast.

Best protocol for runners is a customized recovery plan!

I was just giving a talk recently at the IFAF where I was talking about protocols that I use with injured runners to help them get back to activity after common foot and ankle injuries that happen to runners.

The thing is, and what I was telling them is there are a few things that I use as protocols. When I say my protocol or a doctor says protocol for a stress fracture is six weeks in a boot or two weeks on crutches, that is their protocol and that is a cookie-cutter treatment plan.

So in many ways, those decisions are made before you even show up and see the doctor.

But what you really need is a customized treatment plan.

The best protocol for injured runners is a customized recovery plan and that's what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run podcast.

What is a grade 5 metatarsal stress fracture?

If you're a runner and you think you have a grade 5 stress fracture because your radiology report said that or some doctor told you that, well, I have some good news and some bad news.

The good news is, is that you don't even have a stress fracture if you have a grade 5 stress fracture. It's not a stress fracture at all.

The bad news is, is a grade 5 stress fracture, is what we call a non-union where you had a stress fracture but that stress fracture actually failed to heal.

You have basically an unhealed, and probably not going to heal, stress fracture, unless you do something.

What is a grade 5 metatarsal stress fracture? Well, that's what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run podcast.

3 Best methods of diagnosing extensor tenosynovitis in runners

What are the three best ways to diagnose extensor tenosynovitis in runners?

Well, it's pretty simple. They're really three ways that I think are effective and they can work, all of them.

It's not necessarily true that one is better than another, but they all three can work.

Today on the Doc On The Run podcast, we're talking about something really simple, it's the three best methods for diagnosing extensor tenosynovitis in runners.

If you are recovering from injury...Don’t focus on Plan B!

The way that I thought about this episode today is that I just got off the phone, I was on a consultation with a runner and he has a plantar plate injury and he was planning on getting an injection to help the plantar plate sprain heal a little bit faster.

He asked me a question that really stopped me in my tracks. He said, "How long should I give it before I throw in the towel?"

I thought, well, are you planning for this to not work? I actually literally asked him that, I said "If you're thinking about when you're going to decide that this hasn't worked, that means you have to be planning for it to not work."

Today on the Doc On The Run podcast, we're talking about why you should not focus on plan B.

2 ways to modify a fracture walking boot for a plantar plate sprain

This is a great question that I got from somebody on a call who actually signed up and enrolled in the plantar plate class for runners.

He was going through the plantar plate course and he was actually trying to figure out what to do, and he was going to jumpstart the healing process by using a fracture walking boot.

He tried it on and he noticed that he was feeling some pressure because the inside of the fracture walking boot is basically flat.

Today on the Doc on the Run podcast, we're talking about two ways you can modify a fracture walking boot if you have a plantar plate injury.