Doc On The Run Podcast

Just today I got an interesting question from Victoria, who has been suffering with a bad case of sesamoiditis which has been keeping her from running.

She saw an orthopedic surgeon who who thinks th…

Just today I was talking to a runner who has an injury and although this injury has gone on for a long time, I thought that she would know exactly whether it's improving or not. 

She said she thought…

The single most important thing you can do when you think you have a running injury is to make a decision, quickly.

You only have two choices.

1. Realize and admit you are injured and get about the b…

I got an interesting question sent in from a runner, who said…

I fractured my left ankle. I have been in an Aircast ever since. So, should I continue with the Aircast for another three weeks or try o…

No treatment is best for every runner. Not even metatarsal fracture surgery. 

Your task as an injured runner who wants to run is to figure why a treatment is right for you…or not right for you…even i…

Doctors sometimes prescribe treatments than can be bad for runners. 

If wear a fracture walking boot, your muscles get weaker, your tendons and ligaments get stiffer, your bones start to lose calcium…

Most runners are aggressive by nature. Planning, training, eating, analyzing, reaching for goals in way that your friends may label…“obsessed.”

Sometimes we are so aggressive we make a mistake, do to…

I just had a consultation with an injured runner who asked…

“Are crutches bad for injured runners?”

The correct answer is yes, crutches are bad for injured runners, especially if you use crutches any…

I just had a consultation with a woman who has been having pain in the toes and the end of the big toenails just after running.

The pain in the big toes has been getting worse.  She was also getting …

Every runner who is injured and has been told to stop running wants to get back to running as quickly as possible. 

We all want a secret path to healing and a fast track to return to recovery.

When i…

Today a runner asked a great question…”Can I run with shin splints?”

The short answer is yes, you can run on shin splints for a short period of time…if it shin splints. 

The problem is, is that there…

Today I heard a great question from a runner…

She asked, “A doctor told me that I have a neuroma in my foot and I need to have surgery to remove it because it hurts when I run. Should I get a surgica…

Do bone stimulators help with sesamoiditis?

Will  a bone stimulator help the sesamoids, if the bone is not fractured? 

Is there clinical evidence that bone stimulator will help sesamoiditis?

Today on…

I was just on a consultation call with the runner who got a metatarsal stress fracture after a long run in minimalist running shoes.

The question asked was, “do minimalist running shoes cause stress …

Do I have to stop running to rest a metatarsal stress fracture?

Let’s imagine 10 rowers in a boat. If one rower gets tired or injured, does the boat have to stop?

Do all 10 rowers have to stop rowing…

You cannot plan a trip without a destination.  

And you cannot expect to heal as fast as possible if you do not have a clear goal and a defined timeline.

The quality of the medical advice you get wil…

Today's question comes from Diane who was listening to the podcast and wrote in because she wanted to know more about the long-term effects of ankle sprains.

Ankle sprains frequently lead to two main…

A runner with a stress fracture just called me for a phone consultation.

He was concerned because he got an X-ray and saw a bulge in the bone.

The question was whether or not this bulging area of hea…

If you're a runner who has had aching pain in the ball of the foot you may have been diagnosed with a plantar plate sprain or a plantar plate tear. Or maybe you were told you had a plantar plate rupt…

It’s cold and flu season and one question that comes up this time of year is, "Should I run when I am sick?" 

The obvious concern is that if you have a training schedule and marathon on the calendar …