Doc On The Run Podcast

A runner called me and said, "I got some new running shoes and they made my bunions worse overnight. I think I need surgery now."

The problem is that bunions do not typically get worse quickly. 

Buni…

We've all heard the saying that time heals all wounds.

While that may be true, time also kills your running fitness when you're not training.

You have to remember that the enemy of your running fitne…

Today I was talking with a runner who has been diagnosed with a longitudinal split of the peroneus brevis tendon.

The concern with this kind of tear in the peroneal tendon is that if you can't get it…

It really seems incredible that we now have over 600 episodes of the Doc On The Run Podcast!

Today's episode is a little different in that I actually want to ask you a question.
 
How do you stay mot…

Today we're talking about some of the x-ray changes that happen when you get hallux rigidus or hallux limitus.

If your doctor tells you the x-rays show hallux limitus...what does it mean?

We're going…

I know a lot of people are not even going to listen to this episode because I'm talking about stretching.

Many runners seem to recoil from the topic of stretching.

But if you get injured and you go t…

If you have pain in your foot under the big toe joint, the doctor might tell you that you have an issue with one of these two little bones called sesamoids.

Interestingly, some people have a sesamoid…

Today's topic comes from  a longtime listener named Jenny. She wrote a really nice review that I wanted to share with you.

She said, "If you are a runner, you need to listen. What I love about Doc On…

If you get pain and swelling and discomfort particularly in and around the big toe joint, you may have a condition called hallux limitus or hallux rigidus.

Hallux limitus and hallux rigidus are both …

The problem is not that you have a stress fracture.

The problem is not that you have an Achilles tendonitis issue that is bugging you. 

The problem is that you have been given advice that freaks you …

Yesterday, I saw a runner who has plantar fasciitis. Plantar fasciitis is the most common condition affecting the foot in runners.

When a runner gets plantar fasciitis, it is often because the planta…

I want you to really think about which decision might be missing in your process of running injury recovery right now.

Is it the decision to just go for it?

Is it the decision to start exercising tod…

I was just on a call with a runner suffering from a plantar plate sprain.

He had a great question:

Is inflammation really bad or is it good when you have a plantar plate sprain?

Physicians commonly p…

Doubt comes from confusion. Confusion leads to paralysis when you've been injured and you don't know what to do to maintain your running fitness. 

Doctors tell you to sit still. 

Pill pushers tell yo…

If you are reading this, maybe you have sesamoiditis, a sesamoid stress reaction or a metatarsal stress fracture.

This is a real example from a real patient. This story really illustrates how MRIs ca…

How do you know your injury is improving? How do you know that you got the green light to start running? How do you know it is healed? 

Well, when I talk to runners, most of them say something like: 

I was recently invited to give a lecture at a foot and ankle medical conference in Seattle. I was giving a talk called Conservative Treatment of Ankle Sprains in Runners Who Want To Run.

This was an …

I was just on a call with a runner who called me for a consultation of an ankle injury.

He had some funny looking stuff on his ankle x-rays. That was why he was scheduling a second opinion.

The bumme…

I just got a call from a runner who I have seen before. He had swelling in his Achilles tendon, and he was worried about it. 

He was worried that he could have a ruptured or completely torn Achilles …

Every time I am in the Recovering Runner's Aid Station where I answer questions for injured runners, I get questions about how to get an advantage.

Everybody wants an advantage. 

I don't think most p…