How long before I can run after a plantar plate sprain?

One of the most common runners’ injuries I see for second opinion is a plantar plate sprain. 

A plantar plate sprain happens usually on the bottom of the second toe. It is a little bitty ligament that gets sprained or partially torn. 

Most of those runners with a plantar plate injury want to know how long is it going to take to get back to running.

Recently a few runners told me they asked chat GPT, or some AI program to try to figure this out. So, I wanted to tell you what AI told me when I asked this question of "how long can I run after a plantar plate sprain."

How long before I can start running after a plantar plate sprain? 

Well, that is what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.