Doc On The Run Podcast

Runners need Aggressive Healing

Most runners are aggressive by nature. Planning, training, eating, analyzing, reaching for goals in way that your friends may label…“obsessed.”

Sometimes we are so aggressive we make a mistake, do too much and get an injury.  

The bad news is that we are now inundated with an air of “self-care” mentality that backfires.

The good news is that you already know how to heal. It is the same as recovery when training.

You need to be just as aggressive in your healing plan as you are in your training plan. 

Today on the Doc on the Run Podcast, we're talking about how injured runners need aggressive healing.

Are crutches bad for injured runners?

I just had a consultation with an injured runner who asked…

“Are crutches bad for injured runners?”

The correct answer is yes, crutches are bad for injured runners, especially if you use crutches any longer than it takes to heal your injury enough to start walking without crutches.

But if you needed crutches, and you avoid them, that could be even worse for you as a runner.

Nothing in medicine is black and white. Everything is gray. And crutches are no exception.

Today on the Doc on the Run Podcast, we're talking about what injured runners should think about when injured and offered a pair crutches in a doctors office.

My toenail hurts when I run

I just had a consultation with a woman who has been having pain in the toes and the end of the big toenails just after running.

The pain in the big toes has been getting worse.  She was also getting some numbness or tingling around the corner of the toenails.

She wanted to know… 

"Am I doing something wrong with my shoes?”

“Am I cutting my toenails wrong?” 

“Is there really something wrong on the inside of my toe?" 

Today on the Doc on the Run Podcast, we're talking about what you need to think about if your toenail hurts when you run.

Injured Runners must Learn or Earn to Recover

Every runner who is injured and has been told to stop running wants to get back to running as quickly as possible. 

We all want a secret path to healing and a fast track to return to recovery.

When it comes to getting better after you get an over training injury there are really only two possibilities if you want to get back to running as quickly as possible.  

Today on the Doc On The Run podcast, we're talking about how injured runners must learn or earn the knowledge and experience necessary to recover from an overtraining injury.

Can I run with shin splints?

Today a runner asked a great question…”Can I run with shin splints?”

The short answer is yes, you can run on shin splints for a short period of time…if it shin splints. 

The problem is, is that there are a couple of different conditions that are often called “shin splints” that could be something else.

The real questions are:

If I stop running because of shin splints will I lose all of my fitness?

Can I run with shins splints and still heal?

Can I run with shinsplints without getting worse?

Today on the Doc On The Run podcast, we're talking about whether or not you can run and train with shin splints.

Do I need a surgery second opinion as an injured runner

Today I heard a great question from a runner…

She asked, “A doctor told me that I have a neuroma in my foot and I need to have surgery to remove it because it hurts when I run. Should I get a surgical second opinion?”

There is really one clear indication of when you really need to seek a second opinion when a doctor recommends surgery.

Today on the Doc On The Run podcast, we're talking about whether or not how to tell if you need a surgery second opinion as an injured runner.

Will a bone stimulator help sesamoiditis?

Do bone stimulators help with sesamoiditis?

Will  a bone stimulator help the sesamoids, if the bone is not fractured? 

Is there clinical evidence that bone stimulator will help sesamoiditis?

Today on the Doc On The Run podcast, we're talking about whether or not bone stimulator might help sesmoiditis in a runner.

Minimalist running shoes do not cause stress fractures

I was just on a consultation call with the runner who got a metatarsal stress fracture after a long run in minimalist running shoes.

The question asked was, “do minimalist running shoes cause stress fractures?”

Minimalist running shoes do not cause stress fractures. 

In fact. running doesn't even caused stress fractures.

Today on the Doc On The Run podcast, we're talking about how minimalist running shoes do not cause stress fractures.

Do I have to stop running to rest a metatarsal stress fracture

Do I have to stop running to rest a metatarsal stress fracture?

Let’s imagine 10 rowers in a boat. If one rower gets tired or injured, does the boat have to stop?

Do all 10 rowers have to stop rowing, park the boat and sit on the shore?

When you have 10 metatarsal bones in your feet and only one bone is injured you don't have to necessarily stop all activity.

Today on the Doc On The Run podcast, we're talking about whether or not you have to stop running to rest a metatarsal stress fracture.

If you are injured and want to run define your goal

You cannot plan a trip without a destination.  

And you cannot expect to heal as fast as possible if you do not have a clear goal and a defined timeline.

The quality of the medical advice you get will depend on the clarity

of your running goals. 

Running injury treatment needs to be tailored to you, your specific injury, the severity of your injury and your unique running goals.

Today on the Doc On The Run podcast, we're talking about why you should define your goal if you are injured and want to run.