Doc On The Run Podcast

#178 Cycling workouts for recovering runners

Resting is not all healing. If you rest too much, you’ll get weaker. 

If you want to get back to running, as soon as you're healed, you need to do something to prevent all of the changes that can slow you down and put you at a higher risk of re-injury once you actually do get back to running and training.

Gravity and the pounding forces associated with running…that's only one of a half a dozen contributing factors that can prevent healing of a running injury. 

Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast we're talking about cycling workouts for recovering runners

#177 Achilles early warning signs in runners

The Achilles tendon is the largest tendon in your entire body, and if it gets injured, you've got a real problem. 

The Achilles tendon is what allows you to pull your heel up, off the ground, push off and accelerate when you run. 

What many runners don't understand is that the Achilles tendon also helps slow you down and decelerate when you’re trying to slow down, absorb force as you're landing while you're running.

Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast we're talking about tendon Achilles early warning signs in runners.

#176 My foot hurt when I ran today…what do I do NOW?

I received and email from a runner who wrote, “I ran today and my foot hurt when I ran. What should I do right now?" 

You want to take the quickest course of action that you can when you get an injury, and most people miss this.

Many times what we do instinctively is we stick our head at the sand. We just could say, "Okay, well I'm just going to wait and see how bad it is tomorrow." But when you do that, you're actually missing some crucial steps. There are really a few things you need to do right now.

#175 If you don't think it will work, you shouldn't do it.

As an athlete I'm sure you know that it's important you believe you can accomplish your goal.

What's interesting to me is that many patients, many injured runners don't really think that much about how important it is that you actually believe in the treatment you're being offered.

If you feel uneasy about the treatment, you don't think it makes any sense and you don't think it's going to work for you, even if you trust the doctor, you shouldn't do it. 

Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast we're talking about how if you don't think it will work, you shouldn't do it.

#174 Runners take note of Doctor’s F.E.A.R.

There are lots of things that you as an injured runner may hear in a doctor's office that really can be false evidence. Something that the doctor presents to you, that you then accept as fact. 

"All fractures take six weeks to heal." 

"You just have to take this pill, if you want to get better." 

Or, my favorite, "You have to stop running to heal."

Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast, we're talking about how runners should take note of Doctor's F.E.A.R. False Evidence Appearing Real. 

#173 How the Hippocratic Oath can help you get back to running sooner.

“First, do no harm.” This basic idea is at the foundation of medicine. Doctor’s are sworn to the Hippocratic Oath, and they want you to get better. Even if that means preventing you from harming yourself when you are injured.

As a runner you may feel like the very treatment offered to you will permanently harm your ability to train, run and perform…forever. 

But there is way to turn this idea around and get the doctor to buy-in to your concerns.

Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast we're talking about how the Hippocratic Oath can help you get back to running sooner.

#172 Capsulitis vs Neuroma: Diagnosis Matters!

Two very common causes of foot pain in runners are neuroma and capsulitis. Some treatments help both conditions. But some treatments will only help one and not the other. 

If you have pain in the ball of the foot when you run, you need to do do 3 things to heal quickly; accurate treatment, accurate diagnosis, and aggressively do the things that help and avoid the things that slow your recovery.

Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast we're talking about pain in the ball of the foot in runners and why the right diagnosis matter.

#171 Reduce your risk for injury and run the other way!

Running injuries aren't caused by running too much! 

Running injuries are caused by applying too much stress to specific structures when you're running on a slope or changing direction.

If you want to reduce the risk of getting over training injury, mix things up.

Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast we're talking about about why you should reduce your risk for injury and run the other way.

#170 Slow may be your injury speed

Which is more likely to cause an injury....running fast, or running slow?

Explosive speed workouts can put you at risk of injury. Running at your limit can put you at risk of injury. But believe it or not, if you spend too much time running slow, you may actually increase your risk of an overtraining injury.

Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast we're talking about about how slow may be your injury speed.

#169 Do not let Mortons Neuroma stop you from running

Morton’s neuroma is a common cause of pain in the ball of the foot in runners. Doctors often tell runners to stop running when when they get a neuroma. 

But don’t be confused. Runners should always figure out how to keep running! 

This episode is inspired by Cathy, who sent a comment which all runners with Morton’s neuroma should find encouraging. 

Today on the Doc On the Run Podcast, we're talking about how you should not let Morton’s neuroma stop you from running.