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#1013 Worst thing about walk run routine after running injury

The Walk-Run Routine is likely the most overprescribed and least understood plan for returning to running after an overtraining injury like a metatarsal stress fracture for a plantar plate sprain.

But the commutative forces that result from that specific routine may put your foot at unnecessary risk of re-injury. Understanding how and why those unique stresses happen may help you make better decisions about your first few runs after you feel your stress fracture or plantar plate sprain has healed enough to resume running.

Today on the Doc On The Run podcast, we’re talking about the worst thing about walk run routine after running injury.

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#1012 Kettlebell mistakes and modifications for injured runners

If you are a runner who has an overtraining injury like a metatarsal stress fracture or a plantar plate sprain, you are probably doing everything you can to keep the rest of your running body strong, while that one injured part heals. Kettlebell workouts can be a great way to maintaining strength, even if you have a running injury. But, you have to pay close attention to form and technique. Today on the Doc On The Run podcast, we’re talking about Kettlebell mistakes and modifications for injured runners.

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#1004 5 Critical Stress Fracture Steps for Runners

Today on the Doc On The Run podcast we’re talking about the five critical stress fracture steps for runners. Over the past couple of months I have done a whole bunch of stress fracture strategy calls with runners who seem to be stuck. I take notes every time I do those calls and there’re number […]

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Back to running after 2 metatarsal stress fractures at same time with Alexandre Dufresne

  Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast we are talking with Alexandre Dufresne about his journey and getting back to running after having suffered 2 metatarsal stress fractures at same time!     If you’re a runner with a stress fracture you’re probably wondering what it will take to get back to running […]

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#980 What is plastic deformation of a metatarsal stress fracture in a runner?

What is plastic deformation of a metatarsal stress fracture in a runner? Well, that is what we’re talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.     Metatarsal stress fractures are something I talk about a lot because they’re extremely common and they are one of the most common reasons a runner has […]

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#978 5 causes of foot pain after metatarsal stress fracture healed

What are five causes of foot pain after a metatarsal stress fracture heals? Well, that is what we’re talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.     One of the most common causes of foot pain in runners is a metatarsal stress fracture and the metatarsals, of course, are these skinny bones […]

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#967 How long before I can run with a 2nd metatarsal stress fracture?

How long before I can run with a second metatarsal stress fracture? Well, that is a great question and that is what we’re talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast     I get lots of questions from injured runners about things like second metatarsal stress fractures. This is one of the […]

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#965 When can I walk barefoot at home with a 2nd metatarsal stress fracture?

When can I walk at home barefoot with a second metatarsal stress fracture? That is a great question and that is what we’re talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.     I was talking with an injured runner who had a stress fracture in the second metatarsal bone, and he was […]

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#931 Tibialis Anterior Tendon Transfer for Chronic 5th Metatarsal Stress Fracture

Today on the Doc on the Run podcast, we’re talking about tibialis anterior tendon lengthening for chronic fifth metatarsal stress fractures.     I had somebody ask me a question that I never would have guessed I would have got. This is about a surgical procedure called a tibialis anterior tendon lengthening in order to […]

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#737 Are “stress reaction” and “metatarsalgia” the same?

Today’s question comes from one of the YouTube viewers. Tasnim, wrote in and wanted to know whether or not “stress reaction” is the same terminology that is used in the UK for the term “metatarsalgia”.

This question points out how confusing these two terms can be when you have forefoot pain that might be a stress fracture, might be a plantar plate sprain, or could even be a neuroma.

Are stress “reaction” and “metatarsalgia” the same terms?

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

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