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Doc On The Run Podcast

Running injury self-diagnosis and self-treatment. Strategies for rapid recovery of

running injuries.

Health & Fitness Sports Running Medicine
Update frequency
every 2 days
Average duration
9 minutes
Episodes
1000
Years Active
2016 - 2025
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Is Muscle Atrophy Reversible?

Is Muscle Atrophy Reversible?

If you're a runner with a running injury, you need to listen up. 

The biggest problem with running injuries is not that you have a broken bone, not that you have a sprained ankle, and not that you ha…

00:05:33  |   Fri 20 Aug 2021
#1 Cause of Confusion in Runners

#1 Cause of Confusion in Runners

I was recently doing a presentation about how runners go wrong. 

They know all of this stuff about training, running biomechanics, running form and nutrition. And that's not enough.

Runners still get…

00:05:18  |   Wed 18 Aug 2021
How can a runner tell athlete’s foot from contact dermatitis?

How can a runner tell athlete’s foot from contact dermatitis?

This episode comes from Amanda who wanted to know how to tell the difference between contact dermatitis and athlete's foot. 

It's summertime, she's been running, her feet sweat a lot, and she noticed…

00:06:25  |   Mon 16 Aug 2021
Check your shoe when you have pain!

Check your shoe when you have pain!

This episode actually comes from a visit with a runner where I was asked to check her foot. 

This runner happens to also be a physician. 

She assumed that she was having plantar fasciitis because she…

00:06:43  |   Fri 13 Aug 2021
Blister causes in runners

Blister causes in runners

I know blisters are not really an exciting topic. 

But I can tell you one thing for sure, if you're running a marathon and you get a blister, it is going to wreck your performance. 

You cannot perfor…

00:09:34  |   Wed 11 Aug 2021
Limb length discrepancy compensation in runners

Limb length discrepancy compensation in runners

I just spoke with a runner during a telemedicine visit who has been having some pain that is flaring up in a couple of different workouts.

He's now a little worried that he's going to wind up with so…

00:09:08  |   Mon 09 Aug 2021
Cuboid pain with running after flatfoot surgery

Cuboid pain with running after flatfoot surgery

Today's episode comes from a recent group coaching call for recovering runners. All of the runners on these calls have been injured and they're getting back to running, and today's call will help you…

00:20:04  |   Fri 06 Aug 2021
Can I just keep running and see if it gets better?

Can I just keep running and see if it gets better?

I had a recent group coaching call for recovering runners, and the main point of this episode is that you've got to do more frequent follow-up. Even if you manage that follow-up recovery process on y…

00:15:04  |   Wed 04 Aug 2021
In a boot for a stress fracture can I get a stress response on the other foot?

In a boot for a stress fracture can I get a stress response on the other foot?

This episode comes from a live group coaching call where recovering runners get to ask me anything they want.

Today on the doc on the run podcast we're talking about whether or not you can get a stre…

00:04:04  |   Mon 02 Aug 2021
Ask better questions at the doctor for an overtraining injury

Ask better questions at the doctor for an overtraining injury

Today's episode comes from a live Q&A. We hold these sessions for runners enrolled in the self-diagnosis courses, and those in group coaching sessions, who just want to make sure that they're staying…

00:06:57  |   Fri 30 Jul 2021
What can cause aching pain a year after a metatarsal stress fracture?

What can cause aching pain a year after a metatarsal stress fracture?

This episode actually comes from a recent live Q&A I did with recovering injured runners and during these calls you can come on and you can ask me anything that you want about your specific situation…

00:10:53  |   Wed 28 Jul 2021
Top 3 tips to avoid bruising your toenails during long runs

Top 3 tips to avoid bruising your toenails during long runs

I recently did an episode where I was talking about the causes of black toenails in runners after long runs, and I got a lot of comments and questions about, "Well, what should I do?"

We did talk abo…

00:05:28  |   Mon 26 Jul 2021
What is a posterior process talus fracture?

What is a posterior process talus fracture?

I just had a discussion with a runner during a telemedicine second opinion.

She rolled her ankle and went to the emergency room. They gave her a brace to stabilize the ankle and an ACE wrap to compre…

00:06:26  |   Fri 23 Jul 2021
3 reasons runners get black toenails

3 reasons runners get black toenails

Today's episode comes from a discussion during a recent television fitness segment interview where I was actually asked about black toenails in runners.

If you've been running for a long time, undoub…

00:08:18  |   Wed 21 Jul 2021
Can a bone stimulator help a stress fracture?

Can a bone stimulator help a stress fracture?

This was a great question from a runner enrolled in the metatarsal stress fracture course. She wanted to know whether or not a bone stimulator would really be helpful. 

Can a bone stimulator help a s…

00:05:13  |   Mon 19 Jul 2021
Will cycling help my running fitness while injured?

Will cycling help my running fitness while injured?

I was just on a telemedicine call with a recovering runner. He asked me about different forms of training that he could do to maintain his running fitness, while he fully healed the injury.

He asked …

00:05:23  |   Fri 16 Jul 2021
Can injections help my plantar plate sprain heal faster?

Can injections help my plantar plate sprain heal faster?

This episode actually comes from one of the live Q&As I did with course members who are actually enrolled in courses like the Plantar Plate Sprain Course for Runners or the Metatarsal Stress Fracture…

00:06:24  |   Wed 14 Jul 2021
My doctor said my stress fracture is a delayed union

My doctor said my stress fracture is a delayed union

This is a question sent in by a listener to the Doc On The Run Podcast and this is someone who's had a stress fracture, and it's now turned into what the doctor called a delayed union.

She said, "My …

00:06:40  |   Mon 12 Jul 2021
Should I take ibuprofen for a plantar plate sprain?

Should I take ibuprofen for a plantar plate sprain?

The anti-inflammatory medications you can get over the counter at the pharmacy do a great job at decreasing musculoskeletal healing, but there is a little bit of a problem.

There's some research that…

00:05:28  |   Fri 09 Jul 2021
Slow down if you want to speed up

Slow down if you want to speed up

I was just having a discussion with a runner about the things that she could do to accelerate her running injury recovery.

She has been yo-yoing through a cycle or workouts and short runs when she fe…

00:05:57  |   Wed 07 Jul 2021
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