Doc On The Run Podcast

Apr 17 2025 999 ep. 9 mins 5.3k
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Running injury tips on self-diagnosis and self-treatment. Simple strategies for rapid recovery of running injuries.

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1003 Stress Fracture Strategy for Runners Start Here

Apr 17 2025 16 mins  
I just got off of a Stress Fracture Strategy call with a real runner who has been suffering from a stress fracture for 47 days. Over the past five weeks she has been getting worse, not better. And she hasn’t even been running for more than a month! If you have a stress fracture, or a stress reaction and you are: 1. worried about canceling race because of a stress fracture2. your

Back to running after 2 metatarsal stress fractures at same time with Alexandre Dufresne

Apr 05 2025 29 mins  
Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast we are talking with Alexandre Dufresne about his journey and getting back to running after having suffered 2 metatarsal stress fractures at same time! If you think back about your training leading up to the 2 stress fractures, if you could go back in time, do you think there's any one thing you could have changed in your training routine that mig

1001 Ultra Run Coach Patrick Durante on Automatic Negative Thoughts in runners

Mar 27 2025 69 mins  
Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast we are talking with Patrick Durante about Automatic Negative Thoughts and how they affect runners. Many years ago I was having a discussion about daily stressors with a friend of mine name Maury. He said something I have never forgotten. “It's not the lions and tigers that will get you. It's the ants and mosquitoes because problems.” Ev

Stress Fracture Nutrition for Recovering Runners with Dr. Laura Kelly

Mar 19 2025 55 mins  
If you're a runner with a stress fracture you're probably trying to figure out everything you can do right now this going to speed up healing of the injured bone, so you can get back to running as soon as possible. If you have been thinking about bone broth or nutritional supplements like vitamin D and calcium you already know how important it is to get the nutritional building b

Why jogging is a terrible way to test healing of a running injury

Mar 12 2025 7 mins  
No matter what injury you have, it could be a stress fracture or it could be tendinitis or it could be a sprained ligament, but whatever you do you have to sure you don’t get re-injured, because that could be brutally demoralizing! Because most runners think jogging is a lot easier than “real running” you might presume it’s a lot safer for you to just start jogging to test

Is it normal for a fracture to be visible on x-ray after 50 days?

Mar 03 2025 6 mins  
Hussein asked me an interesting question. He said, “I fractured my tibia and fibula. Is it normal after 50 days the fracture is still visible under x-ray, but I am walking with crutches and putting partial weight bearing without any pain or discomfort? My treatment was with a fiberglass cast without any surgery since the bones were not displaced.” Is it normal for a fracture t

How do cushy running shoes cause stress fractures?

Feb 28 2025 4 mins  
If you have a high arched foot that is prone to getting stress fractures, a podiatrist may have told you that you need cushy running shoes. I got a question from someone who was given that advice. She said, “I am so confused, I thought stress fractures were from pounding. I got a stress fracture, and my doc said it was my cushy shoes. I do not understand how this is true.” How

Worst advice ever from a doctor

Feb 26 2025 2 mins  
I talk to lots of runners who have been given very bad advice. If you are reading this, you are probably a runner, and you have probably had to deal with some kind of injury that interfered with your running. If you have seen a doctor, I am very curious to know what advice you got. Sometimes I am curious if the "bad advice" is what the doctor said, or if it is just a misinterpreta

Can 5% incline take stress off tibial stress fracture?

Feb 24 2025 5 mins  
Today's episode comes from Jordan, who was watching a video called “Proof you do not have to stop running with a metatarsal stress response”. Jordan wanted to know, “Do you think treadmill at a 5% incline will take some of the stress off the tibia?” Can a 5% incline on your treadmill reduce the stress on a tibial stress fracture? Well, that is a great question, and that is

Is pain and fear normal after 4th metatarsal stress fracture?

Feb 21 2025 4 mins  
Today's question comes from Priscilla, after she watched the video “Proof you do not have to stop running with a metatarsal stress response.” She says: “I am a distance runner, I got a fourth metatarsal stress fracture, I was in the boot 3 months. X-ray is showing some healing but not 100%. I have been walking but I fear it will open up again. Is pain and fear of putting ful