Maybe you have been taking some time off because you have been injured.
Maybe you took some time off because you spent way too much time in a fracture walking boot.
Maybe all of your training just took a backseat to all the chaos and confusion of the pandemic.
But none of that would be as bad as having a doctor tell you that your hip was injured because you are just way too fat to run!
Irrespective of why, if you are a runner, and you feel like you are running just a little bit too slow, I can promise this discussion is going to help you today!
We are going to talk about why it’s not really so bad to be in the slow zone.
You’re getting to hear from Martinus Evans, host of the The 300 Pounds and Running Podcast Network, who runs the “Slow AF Run Club” and who is also the author of the “Zero to Running” guide.
Today on the Doc On the Run Podcast, we’re talking about 300 Pounds and Running!
View Details »If you’re reading this, it’s probably not because you love toenail fungus. It it also probably not because you think black toenails are pretty. In fact, you probably think both are pretty gross and you would be right.
But this bruised black toenails and toenail fungus joining the party is mostly preventable.
All runners should understand the circumstances that can put you at risk of getting a fungus infection in the nail which runners call “toenail fungus,” or which doctors call “onychomycosis.”
It is often the fungus that actually causes the skin infection called athlete’s foot.
It’s very, very common. Fungus is all over the place! Don’t freak out, but it’s probably in your shoes right now!
Whether or not the fungal spores and fungal filaments will cause an infection on your feet, just depends upon the circumstances that you set up as a runner that actually allow it to get in and cause real trouble.
How can a bruised toenail from running cause toenail fungus?
Well, that’s what we’re talking about today on the Doc On The Run podcast.
View Details »If you get a plantar plate sprain, the first thing you may notice is pain and irritation at the ball of the foot, right where the second toe attaches to the foot. If the foot feels swollen, puffy or sore in that spot, it could be a plantar plate sprain.
A one common injection performed for plantar plate ligament sprains is a corticosteroid injection.
I just spoke with a runner who thought the doctor did the injection in the wrong part of the foot.
She saw a podiatrist, and the doctor did a corticosteroid injection for the plantar plate sprain. She was confused afterward and asked me if the doctor did the injection with the right or wrong technique. I’ll explain why she was confused.
I think my doctor did the wrong injection for the plantar plate ligament.
Well, that’s what we’re talking about today on the Doc On The Run podcast.
View Details »This morning I was on a call answering injury questions live in the Injured Runners Aid Station.
This runner actually said,
“Well, my doctor said that since I got a running injury, the solution is to stop running.”
When I think about this, there are really only two approaches to the questions of whether or not you have to stop running entirely to heal an overtraining running injury.
Do I have to stop running and lose my running fitness entirely just to heal?
Well, that’s a great question and that’s what we’re talking about today on the Doc on the Run podcast.
View Details »I was just speaking with a woman who has a suspected mild plantar plate sprain. What was interesting is the fact that she doesn’t really have a whole lot of pain.
I was explaining how important it is that she actually figures out her baseline “pain” numbers. I was explaining that even if you don’t call it “pain” you have to rate the level of discomfort so you can track it.
How bad is it when walking with or without running shoes, or simple things like walking up and downstairs.
Now, the problem is that she said, “well, it’s not really painful so I can’t put a pain number on it.”
I understand it may not really be painful. Particularly if you’re an athlete with a high pain tolerance.
When you have a mild plantar plate sprain you must figure out what it is that you call discomfort or pain. You have to track it.
Does a mild plantar plate sprain always hurt?
Well, that’s a great question and that’s what we’re talking about today on the Doc On The Run podcast.
View Details »I just got off a webcam call in the Injured Runners Aid Station. The runner who called me, had some down with a cold.
He had been sick for a few days. He wasn’t running. He was curious about whether or not his injury was going to actually get worse while he was ill. Because he knows that when he’s sick, his immune system is working really hard to try to fight the infection. And your immune system can’t do everything all at once.
If you have an injury, it is widely accepted that the illness is going to slow down your potential ability to rebuild tissue and repair damaged tissue, whether a metatarsal stress fracture or an Achilles tendon injury.
Can my foot injury heal while I’m sick?
Well, that’s a great question, and that’s what we’re talking about today on the Doc On The Run podcast.
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