Doc On The Run Podcast

Dec 11 2024 961 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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Can an accessory navicular stress fracture cause flexor hallucis longus tendinitis in a runner?

Dec 11 2024 4 mins

I was on a second opinion call with a runner. She developed a stress fracture in her accessory navicular bone. If that wasn’t enough, she then started having pain in her arch in the tendon that pulls on her big toe. That tendon is called the Flexor Hallucis Longus Tendon, or FHL Tendon. Can an accessory navicular stress fracture cause flexor hallucis longus tendinitis in a runne

Can bone scan tell Jones stress fracture from Styloid stress reaction in a runner?

Dec 09 2024 6 mins

Jones fracture is a scary injury if you are a runner. If you have been diagnosed with a Jones fracture and want to start running sooner, you must understand the severity. Can a bone scan help you tell the difference between a Jones fracture stress reaction and a styloid stress reaction in a runner? Well, good question and that is what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run

Why should runners sleep in boot for 5th metatarsal stress fracture?

Dec 06 2024 4 mins

If you get a stress fracture in the fifth metatarsal, there are a couple of reasons why you might want to sleep in a fracture walking boot. Your goal is to keep the total amount of stress applied to that stress fracture under your threshold for healing, throughout the entire 24-hour period. Why should I sleep in a boot for a fifth metatarsal stress fracture? Well, that is a great

Bone Scan vs. X-ray for 2nd metatarsal c reaction in a runner

Dec 04 2024 4 mins

If you get a metatarsal stress reaction or a metatarsal stress fracture your doctor may order medical imaging to figure out how bad it really is. Your doctor's goal is to really figure out if it is a stress reaction or is it a stress fracture. What is the difference when it comes to medical imaging using a bone scan versus an x-ray when you are looking for a second metatarsal stre

First test run 2 weeks after injury, how long should I run?

Dec 02 2024 5 mins

You have a couple of options when you get injured. One option is to wait so long that you know for a fact it has to be healed enough that it can withstand the forces of running. The other option is to move that timeline faster and make things happen a lot quicker. The only way to do that is by testing. One of the things you can test with is a test run. A runner asked me how long

Can thinking about healing make your running injury heal faster?

Nov 29 2024 7 mins

Whenever you consciously give your brain direction, your subconscious brain will go to work to achieve it. Your subconscious mind is not just controlling things that you want to happen but it's controlling things that you don't want, too. If you focus on negativity, if you focus on your injury getting worse, you will probably get worse. So, the question is can you take this aspect

Why Stress Reaction can take longer than Stress Fracture to heal in a runner

Nov 27 2024 5 mins

Which do you think is worse, a stress fracture or a stress reaction? Well, since a fracture is a crack and a reaction is just inflamed and irritating, you probably think stress reaction. However, it's not true. Sometimes stress reactions take longer than stress fractures to heal in runners. Why can a stress reaction take longer than stress fractures to heal in a runner? Well, that

Cushioning shoes vs Stability shoes for a test run?

Nov 25 2024 6 mins

I was just on a call with an injured runner who is about to go out for a test run. She is very excited because she is going to get either a yes or a no on deciding if the tissue in her foot that is been healing is strong enough to withstand a little bit of running at a medium pace for a short distance. This is an important test because if it hurts, obviously no running, right? Yo

My FHL tendon sheath is inflamed should I inject it before my 100 mile trail race?

Nov 22 2024 4 mins

What if you were ramping up for several years to run 100 miles, but then you got tendinitis? If you start getting pain because you have been doing lots of hill repeats, you could get irritation of the FHL tendon and specifically the tendon sheath that surrounds it where it bends around the back of the ankle. One of the treatment options is to inject it with corticosteroids. So, th

Should I use tape for extensor tenosynovitis?

Nov 20 2024 6 mins

If you get pain on the top of your foot because you irritated the extensor tendons, they can be very painful. A runner asked me recently about using athletic tape to heal extensor tenosynovitis. Since it seems like athletic tape can help almost any type of musculoskeletal injury, you might be wondering, could taping help the tendons or the tendon sheath on the top of your foot whe