Doc On The Run Podcast

A runner who was listening to the Doc On The Run Podcast asked about the association between low aerobic fitness and running injuries.

Any runner who gets an injury does so simply because the tissue …

Runners want to run. Ballet dancers want to dance. 

But runners just run. Ballet dancers, don’t just dance. 

Ballet dancers practice the basic moments that make them better dancers. 

I just recorded …

I just got off a call with a runner who broke his little toe and he is trying to get back to running.

Pain when running is one signal that you are disrupting the healing process.

His main question wa…

When you get injured, you can lose ground very, very fast.

You don't have to lose all of your fitness just because you're in the recovery process. 

Don't throw in the towel. 

Don't give up. 

Do somet…

“Weakness causes running injuries.” 

If you're a runner who has been injured, you probably feel that's a little bit like rubbing salt in the wound. 

But make no mistake about this, if you get injured…

Why do you wear running shoes?

Running shoes are supposed to cushion when you land. 

Running shoes are supposed to prevent some of the damaging forces when you run.

Running shoes are supposed to supp…

Races really don't injure runners.

Any runner who gets injured in a race really did the damage long before the actual running event.

During the build phase, you actually feel really strong. Your musc…

I believe in research. I am absolutely convinced that if the study or clinical trial shows a high likelihood you will have an adverse event like a heart attack or stroke when you take a medication, y…

Toenail fungus is gross! 

And believe it or not, toenail fungus, the stuff that causes athlete's foot, it's all the same, and it lives in your home.

If you get toenail fungus or if you get athlete's …

When plantar fasciitis first starts, doctors call that an “acute case” of plantar fasciitis.

Acute plantar fasciitis (which just started) should be treated differently than chronic plantar fasciitis …

If you run and ignore that aching pain in your foot it could be a metatarsal stress fracture.

If you're strong as an ox and half as smart and you keep running, and ignore the pain, you could actually…

Most of the time when runners go to the doctor with a running injury, the doctor tells you to quit running.

The doctor is simply trying to pick the simplest fastest way to reduce the stress and strai…

If you a runner in training and you break one of your toes, or snap a metatarsal bone, you may worry about hoe long you need to stop running. 

When you are get a fractured bone, you probably want to …

Yesterday I was talking to a runner who had an ankle sprain that didn't improve. After about a year of not be able to run, having pain when walking and becoming really frustrated with not being able …

Anytime you make a mistake in training, push a little too hard and get injured, you have pain.  That pain creates an urgent need for answers. Specifically a need to answer three specific questions: 

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Runners often get dark discoloration in the toenails. That discoloring can happen after long runs, trail runs, wearing ill-fitting running shoes or trauma.

The question is whether or not the dark bro…

If you're a runner and you've been injured, you need to challenge your doctor to do better.

You are going to probably feel like challenging your doctor would have to be somewhat confrontational. 

Tha…

Everybody wants to believe that there is some best practice, some standard of care, some safest way for you to heal when you get a metatarsal stress fracture or achilles tendinitis or peroneal tendin…

How much time do I need to take off from running after my race?

The time you need to take off from running after race all depends on how long the race is and how hard you ran.

How much time do I need…

A runner with a metatarsal stress fracture recently asked… 

“Isn’t it true that a fracture walking boot and crutches is the risk-free way to heal a metatarsal stress fracture?" 

Although I hope you w…