Doc On The Run Podcast

I was recently at a medical conference and I asked all the doctors in the audience ... I said, "What causes stress fractures?"

A doctor raised his hand and the very first thing he said is, "Running t…

If you really think about it, the number of hours that you sleep really has a direct correlation with your risk for running injury.

Running injuries never happen because you ran too far. They always …

Metatarsal stress fractures are one of the most common running injuries. 

If you are runner and suspect a metatarsal stress fracture, you have to use some common sense, do everything that you can to …

Barefoot running injuries don’t happen to novice runners. 

Most runners who decide to run in minimalist running shoes or run purely barefoot, they don't take up running and decide to do that in minim…

Broken toes are common, but they can really hamper your training when you're getting ready to run a race. If you break your toes a few weeks before a big race the question is always whether or not yo…

It's no big secret that I really don't like fracture walking boots for runners. 

I think doctors over-prescribe them.  When you use fracture walking boots for too long, it causes weakness, stiffness,…

Achilles tendinosis can be a tough problem. If you're a runner who gets tightness in your calves and then develops Achilles tendinosis, it can be very difficult to get it to heal and it can be very f…

If you have pain and swelling in the toes after a run, you might be worried you have a stress fracture in the toes. But you have to figure out if the injury is in one of the bones of the toes, or if …

If you are running with pain in the ball of the foot that seems like a stress fracture, it could be a plantar plate sprain. If you get a plantar plate sprain right before a race, the obvious question…

Hydration is one of the limiters for many runners. It seems like often-missed, low hanging fruit that has the potential to boost performance in long events like marathons and ultra-marathons. 

I know…

How often should you get new running shoes? That depends on how quickly they wear out! Some runners get new running shoes every few months. Some running coaches tell runners to replace running shoes …

Do you really need custom orthotics if you're a runner? 

If you're a runner and a doctor suggests custom orthotics, you may need orthotic inserts, but you may not. At least not forever. Many runners …

When we run, we feel better. But what happens when you get busy, or even worse you get injured and you're not really able to run. Do you get bummed out? Do you get anxious? Do you get depressed? 

In …

If you are a runner with a metatarsal stress fracture, you can simply stop running and wait for the bone to heal. The other option is to figure out how to heal it faster and keep running while the st…

If you are running and you get plantar fasciitis, you probably want to get back to running as soon as possible. Many doctors will tell you to quit running. Doctors may also recommend lots of other tr…

Medicine is all about risk versus benefit. Everything in medicine has risk.

There's risk with everything. There is risk with running with a stress fracture. There is risk with using a fracture walkin…

Should you ramp up your running training when your healing injury doesn't feel like it does not hurt much worse while running?

As soon as the healing stress fracture gets a little bit stronger, you s…

Any over-training running injury is caused by too much stress applied to that one structure. Once it starts to heal and you are trying to return to running, you have to keep the overall amount of str…

The reason I like out in back runs for long runs is it makes me committed. I can’t quit. But out and back runs can actually put you in a really vulnerable position when you've been injured. If someth…

A pothole is a classic road hazard. It is an obstacle in the road that can cause trouble. If you're going fast in your car and you hit a pothole, it can actually blow out your tire. If you are runnin…