Doc On The Run Podcast

Can injections help my plantar plate sprain heal faster?

This episode actually comes from one of the live Q&As I did with course members who are actually enrolled in courses like the Plantar Plate Sprain Course for Runners or the Metatarsal Stress Fracture Course.

"One of my friends said that I could get an injection to help my planter plates sprain heal faster. What is that injection?"

Today on the Doc on the Run podcast, we're talking about what kind of injections might help a plantar plate injury.

My doctor said my stress fracture is a delayed union

This is a question sent in by a listener to the Doc On The Run Podcast and this is someone who's had a stress fracture, and it's now turned into what the doctor called a delayed union.

She said, "My doctor has told me that my stress fracture is now a delayed union. What does that really mean? What is a non-union? What's a delayed union?"

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

Should I take ibuprofen for a plantar plate sprain?

The anti-inflammatory medications you can get over the counter at the pharmacy do a great job at decreasing musculoskeletal healing, but there is a little bit of a problem.

There's some research that actually shows that some anti-inflammatories, particularly non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, may slow down healing of tendon to bone junctions.

Today on the Doc On The Run podcast, we're talking about should I take ibuprofen when I have a plantar plate injury?

Slow down if you want to speed up

I was just having a discussion with a runner about the things that she could do to accelerate her running injury recovery.

She has been yo-yoing through a cycle or workouts and short runs when she feels good, then does a little bit too much.  

That's when she gets re-injured.  

She is aggravating the injury over and over.  The real problem isn't her injury. She's just pushing her recovery too fast.

Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast, we're talking about how you have to slow down if you want to speed up.

Should I get a plantar fascia injection so I can run?

A runner just asked a great question about when runners should get a plantar fasciitis injection so she can run.

If you've signed up for the Runner's Heel Pain Course, or you've listened to the podcasts on Runner's Heel Pain about plantar fasciitis in runners, you've probably heard me say that I don't inject most runners with cortisone when they have plantar fasciitis.

The way I break it down is that it depends on one of three different scenarios.

"Should I get a plantar fascia injection so I can run?"

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

3 tips for finding a local expert on running injuries

Look, if you get injured, you're going to need help and if you want to maintain your running fitness and you really want to get back to running as quickly as possible, sometimes you've got to talk to an expert.

I'm an expert on running entries. I do telemedicine visits, but telemedicine does not work for everything or everybody.

You don't have to talk to me. You can find somebody else and there's several ways to figure out whether or not that might be a good person.

Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast, we're talking about three tips for finding a local expert on running injuries.

Does calcaneal fat pad atrophy cause pain when running?

I got a question during a telemedicine second opinion consultation with a runner over webcam.

He was worried that he had some fat pad atrophy in his foot and was getting heel pain as a consequence of that.

The fat pad atrophying in itself does not cause pain, but since the plantar calcaneal fat pad that cushions your skin under the heel bone really does prevent the skin from getting squished. Well, yes, you can definitely get pain if your fat pad gets atrophied.

Does calcaneal fat pad atrophy cause pain when running?

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

Why does running make me nicer?

This is a great question from one of the people I was just working with on a telemedicine visit.

Does running really make me nicer?

She actually said, "It's been really tough being injured, because it seems like when I can't run, I'm not nearly as nice as I usually am."

Well, if you're anything like me, it probably does and that's what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run podcast.

Can I do calf raises with hallux rigidus?

This is a great question from one of the YouTube viewers. 
Can I do calf raises with hallux rigidus?

He wanted to know whether or not calf raises might cause more damage to the big toe joint. He wants to make sure that condition does not get worse. 

This runner wanted to know whether or not it was safe.

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

Best 3 ways to tell when to replace your running shoes

This morning I was interviewed as a guest expert on a television program for a health and fitness segment. We were talking about how running shoes are really your only piece of injury protection equipment as a runner.

The only thing between you and the ground is your running shoe.  When you are training in them just a little bit too long, they start to get worn out.

Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast, we're talking about the best three ways to tell when to replace your running shoes.