Doc On The Run Podcast

One of the problems with the plantar fascia is that you may think you have plantar fasciitis, but eventually you find out that it was not really fasciitis at all.

It's actually a partially torn plant…

When you have a running injury and you know what your goal is you are halfway there. But if you're trying to get back to running, you've really got to do three things.

You have to start moving, not m…

One of the problems with being a runner is that you have a higher pain threshold. 

If you have a minor attack of gout, it may not bother you as much as it would other people and what Gout is, is that…

A runner called me to follow up and asked:

"I've been doing the routine that we discussed during our first call and I've got no pain, I’ve got no tenderness. How can I tell if I'm really ready to run…

Your doctor might recommend custom orthotics if you're an athlete, and you happen to be pregnant. 

When you get pregnant, you have lots of hormones going through your systems that can cause ligamento…

Today we're talking about the Yasso 800's developed by a guy named Bart Yasso. 

I was lucky enough to meet him after he gave a talk before the Salt Lake City marathon back when I was in residency abo…

Today's episode comes from one of the YouTube viewers who was watching a video called "Can I run with a split peroneal tendon?"

I was trying to explain the circumstances when you can run with a split…

This episode comes from a consultation call on webcam with a runner with a sesamoid stress fracture. 

Interestingly, his doctor wasn't even sure what it was, if it was really a crack in the bone that…

Today's episode comes from Benda, who was watching a video called "12 steps to healing and running with a metatarsal stress fracture" on the Doc On The Run YouTube channel. 

She asked a question, 

“I…

I recently got a comment from Michael on a video on the Doc On The Run YouTube channel which was about how fracture walking boots are one of the worst treatments for an injured runner. 

He posted an …

I recently got a great question from someone who was watching one of the videos on sesamoid fractures.

Underneath the big toe joint, you have two little bones called sesamoid bones.
 
Sometimes you c…

Stress fractures are the most common overtraining injury I treat in runners. 

If you're a runner with a stress fracture, your first question is probably "When can I run?"

Since the answer is always, …

If you are a runner struggling with a plantar plate sprain, it is probably going to be extremely frustrating trying to get it to heal so you can get back to running. 

The plantar plate a very small l…

Just last week, I was giving a lecture at the International Foot and Ankle Foundation meeting in Hawaii. The lecture was on Conservative Management of Ankle Sprains in Runners Who Want to Run.

One of…

In today’s podcast episode we're talking about fracture healing versus skin healing.

This talk comes from a discussion I had at the International Foot and Ankle Foundation meeting in Hawaii where I w…

If you get a fracture of one of the metatarsal bones in your foot, you are not going to be able to run until it heals. 

But as soon as it's healed, you will want to start running again. 
 
You may ha…

I was just lecturing at the International Foot and Ankle Foundation meeting in Hawaii. One of the podiatrists came up to me and asked me a question after one of the sessions.

He said that he was goin…

Bruised toenails are extremely common in runners. Many consider black and blue toenails a rite of passage when training for your first marathon. 
 
However, if a bruise under the toenail appears with…

If you get a fracture of the metatarsal, you have to make sure that it's healed before you start running on it. 

It doesn't matter if it's a stress fracture, or a traumatic fracture where you stepped…