Doc On The Run Podcast

Feb 03 2025 983 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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The 2 worst things about inflammation with a stress fracture

Feb 03 2025 6 mins  
When you get a stress fracture, the main thing you are trying to do is figure out how bad it is. How much does it hurt? How can you get it to heal as quickly as possible? Although inflammation is an important part of the healing process, it can be very disruptive to two parts of your process of getting back to running. What are the two worst things about inflammation when you have

2 questions that prove your stress fracture grading is useless

Jan 31 2025 4 mins  
One of the most useless obsessions I witness in runners is to focus on the grade a doctor uses to label the stress fracture. You should care if you can run, you should care if you can work out, you should care if you have to sit around in a fracture walking boot and do nothing. Most of the time runners call me and they are trying to get an answer from me on what they can do, I kno

The only time a runner with a stress fracture should take ibuprofen

Jan 29 2025 5 mins  
Ibuprofen is a very popular medication among runners. I have seen ibuprofen tablets scattered on the course at every marathon and triathlon I have ever done. Runners take it when they have aches and pains, or to get through races, but I can tell you that there is only one valid reason to take ibuprofen. To me, the only time a runner with a stress fracture should take ibuprofen is

6 step stress fracture framework simplified

Jan 27 2025 5 mins  
If you are a runner, it is critical that you do not lose your running fitness while waiting for a stress fracture to heal. Because that puts you at risk of getting another stress fracture once you have recovered and start running again. I am always trying to think about a way that I can simplify the explanations of what I do with runners when they call me because they are not gett

2 most dangerous parts of a run with a stress fracture

Jan 24 2025 4 mins  
After you recover from a stress fracture and you are getting back to running, there really are some details you have to pay attention to if you want to avoid a re-injury. The name of the game is increasing your activity to the point that your metatarsal stress fracture can withstand the stresses you are applying to it. What are the two most dangerous parts of a run when you have

MRI or X-Ray for large stress fracture callus remodeling?

Jan 22 2025 6 mins  
When you get a metatarsal stress fracture from running, if you get a crack in the bone, it will eventually start to heal. If you keep exercising, walking, running, doing elliptical training, and you are aggravating the fracture at all, the bone callus will get larger. Over time, the bone callus will remodel, and that lump will get thinner. The lump of bone will get smaller. But if

What is plastic deformation of a metatarsal stress fracture in a runner?

Jan 20 2025 4 mins  
Metatarsal stress fractures are something I talk about a lot because they are one of the most common reasons a runner has to stop running. One of the reasons you would stop running is that you do not want something called "plastic deformation" of the healing metatarsal. What is plastic deformation of a metatarsal stress fracture in a runner? Well, that is what we're talking about

Only 3 reasons for stress fracture re-injury

Jan 17 2025 5 mins  
If you get an aching pain in your foot when you are running, and it turns out it is a metatarsal stress fracture, you are not alone. Stress fractures are extremely common. But the last thing that you need is to stop running, take all this time off, get it to heal, and then get re-injured when you start running again. There really are only three reasons that I see in runners when

5 causes of foot pain after metatarsal stress fracture healed

Jan 15 2025 6 mins  
One of the most common causes of foot pain in runners is a metatarsal stress fracture. Most of the runners who get a metatarsal stress fracture, complain of an aching pain in the middle, on top of the foot. This episode is going to explain some of the reasons a runner may have pain after a metatarsal stress fracture has “healed” and you are starting to run again. What are fi

Ultra-injury secret weapons from Isobel Ross 7th woman finisher at North Face 100

Jan 13 2025 51 mins  
Imagine you are months into training for an ultra-marathon. You are entering your peak build phase. You feel strong. You're excited about your upcoming race and the possibility of a new PR. Then you get an aching pain in your foot and you're told you have a stress fracture. If you found yourself in that exact situation, and you had to choose one, which would you pick: 1. a d