Doc On The Run Podcast

Today on the Doc On The Run podcast we’re talking about the 5 causes of big toe joint pain in runners.

If you are a runner and you have pain in the big toe joint, the first step in treating it is fig…

I know I talk about this a lot but collagen is one of the most critical things when you’re healing any running injury. If you have a tendon, ligament, fascia that’s injured. All that stuff is made of…

In an ideal world, we would have research that actually studies everything, every variable, every possible scenario and then helps you know conclusively what will work and what will definitely not wo…

You’re never staying the same. You’re never the same person. You’re not the same person you were a year ago, and you’re not the same person now. You’re certainly not the same person you were 10 years…

Can I run with a split peroneal tendon? Well, yes. There are two cases in which you can run with a split peroneal tendon. Number one. If you’re certain running will not make the peroneal tendons wors…

Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast, we’re talking about the seven steps a runner should take when you’re not healing.

You’re probably a runner and you’ve probably been injured for some time. You pro…

Today on the Doc On The Run podcast, we’re talking about the top 10 myths about plantar fasciitis in runners.

There are a lot of myths surrounding plantar fasciitis, and plantar fasciitis is common, …

I recently went to pick up my 10 year son Alex from an after school program. He and all his classmates were playing on the playground. The camp administrator that runs the program actually approached…

I recently got a great question from a runner in San Francisco.

“I just want to make sure that I’m not heading for an over training injury and want to make sure to reduce the inflammation. When I hav…

Today we’re talking about how inflammation management can make you slower.

After giving my lecture in Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago I’ve had so many different questions about inflammation that I th…

Just about a week ago I was giving a lecture in Las Vegas at the 24th Annual Scientific Program of the International Foot and Ankle Foundation and this is a medical conference where podiatrists, foot…

Today I was out on a run and it was a great day. I was running in the sun and I was just trying to think about like what are the things that really slow runners down in terms of healing because the w…

An MRI is an interesting diagnostic tool and we often think that an MRI is the best thing to show you what’s going on inside your body when we suspect you have some kind of injury and your doctors ha…

In this podcast episode we’re talking about sub-fibular impingement syndrome.

Why do runners get sub-fibular impingement syndrome? How can you tell if you have sub-fibular impingement syndrome? 

That…

What is sinus tarsi syndrome? I mean it sounds like a complicated name but it’s not really a complicated condition. The “sinus” means basically like a tube or a passageway and “tarsi” refers to the r…

Why runners get extensor tenosynovitis?

Basically what happens is that you get this problem from a number of things. The most common thing is overuse. When you get inflammation of the tendon sheath i…

Today on the Doc On The Run podcast we’re talking about why doctors misdiagnose runners.

All I do is talk to runners who are injured and want to run and ninety nine percent of the time when a runner …

I spend a lot of time talking to runners who have metatarsal stress fractures. Let’s face it, they’re common. And a metatarsal stress fracture may be one of the most disruptive injuries to you as a r…

Let’s Face it…Crutches Suck!

It’s still hard for me to believe that the same crutches, the same design that doctors hand out to patients today are more or less the same kind of crutches handed out to…