Doc On The Run Podcast

If you get a metatarsal fracture and it does not heal, doctors call it a "non-union." 

Sometimes, even if you have a non-union you can still run. Maybe without surgery.

The single most important cons…

I just got a great question from a runner with a tibial stress fracture that had been misdiagnosed with shin splints.

She wanted to know how long to use the crutches.

Is two weeks on crutches better …

Today's episode applies to any injured running pondering surgery. 

I just spoke to a runner who was told she might need surgery to fix a non-union of a metatarsal fracture. 

I said, “Look, you have t…

If you are an injured runner, you are probably limiting your activity. 

Doctors who don't understand how important it is for you to get back to running tend to limit runner's workouts more than neces…

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I had an interesting question from an athlete who asked, 

“I had an injury, I went to see the doctor and got an X-ray. …

I recently did a webcam consultation with an athlete who has had a lot of trouble for a long time. He was very, very athletic. He started having pain and a whole lot of trouble that ensued afterwards…

I saw a runner who had a traumatic fracture, but she had been told it was a stress fracture. This did not make sense to her, because her injury wasn't from training for a race. 

She was trying to und…

A metatarsal fracture "non-union" is what doctors call it when you broke the bone, it started to heal, but then the fracture kind of quit healing. Usually it means you got a bunch of scar tissue betw…

If you get a metatarsal stress fracture, the first thing that you're going to notice is not that you have a broken bone in your foot. 

You are going to notice pain. 

Typically, the feeling starts as …

A stress fracture in your tibia, or shin bone, is a bad injury. You definitely don't want the crack to grow to the point where it could break. 

The big question is what will make a tibial stress frac…

This episode comes from a discussion I called with a runner who called me for a second opinion. She had a stress fracture non-union and somebody had remained recommended that she have surgery. 

I was…

50% of your body weight goes through the big toe joint when you run. So, If you get a fracture in the big toe joint, it can be a serious problem.

One type of fracture in the big toe joint is called a…

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (or NSAIDs for short), like Ibuprofen and Naproxen, what we call  are extremely popular with runners because they get rid of lots of aches and pains. 

We often t…

I had a call with a runner who asked me an interesting question about the difference between a mild stress fracture and a serious stress reaction in a runner. She wanted to know if the difference was…

If you get gout, it's going to be painful. It hurts because you get so much uric acid buildup in your bloodstream that it starts to crystallize, forming little bitty needle shaped crystals in the joi…

Every runner who has heel pain wants it fixed. 

A lot of us think about this in the way that we fix automobiles. The alternator goes out in your car, you go get a new one put in. Your battery dies, y…

If you have a tear in the plantar fascia, you probably know what a frustrating injury it can be. If you think it's better, and you're going to start running, one of your big questions is probably, 

“…

If your doctor said you have gout, you might have heard about a gout specific diet. 

A gout diet is not a specific diet in terms of a plan. It's avoiding foods that are high in purines that can contr…

Don't ever forget that when you get a running injury, the goal is not to heal the injury. The goal is to get back to running. 

If you heal the injury and you get so weak and so stiff, that you wind u…

Why would you want to add stress? 

We're not talking about psychological stress. We're not talking about the stress of a screaming baby or a boss yelling at you. 

We're talking about stress on the ti…