This is a great question from one of the people I was just working with on a telemedicine visit.
Does running really make me nicer?
She actually said, “It’s been really tough being injured, because it seems like when I can’t run, I’m not nearly as nice as I usually am.”
Well, if you’re anything like me, it probably does and that’s what we’re talking about today on the Doc On The Run podcast.
The number one question I get on social media is can I run with this injury?
So the problem with this is that whenever I get this question, whenever somebody says, “Can I run?” what’s really never disclosed to me in that runners question is how bad is it?
The thing that determines whether or not you can run is whether or not you can reduce the stress and strain on that injured piece of tissue enough that you’re not going to make it worse by running.
I get this same question for people with Achilles tendonitis, with plantar fasciitis, with metatarsal stress fractures, plantar plate strains, you name it.
The thing everybody wants to know is can I run right now or not.
Today on the Doc on the Run Podcast, we’re talking about question number one, how bad is my injury?
One of my favorite podcasts is called The Not Your Average Runner Podcast.
I recently sat down with Jill Angie, who hosts that show.
Self-criticism heals no wounds!
When you have an injury, and you have been training hard, it is very easy to beat yourself up. Jill is the best person to explain how we can take an injury and reframe it so we don’t beat ourselves up when we are injured.
Today on the Doc On The Run podcast we’re talking about how self-confidence and self-love beat finish times, every time with Jill Angie from The Not Your Average Runner Podcast.
Shin splints and tibial stress fractures can feel similar when you run.
Most runners understand there is a huge difference between shin splints and a tibial stress fractures.
I recently did a telemedicine second opinion call with runner who had a tibial stress fracture.
What she did not understand, and what her doctor had not explained is why some tibial stress fractures are very low risk of breaking, and another is very high risk of landing a runner in the operating room.
Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast, we’re talking about different types of tibial stress fractures in runners.
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If you hire a running coach, your coach is going to design a program that is going to actually test you physically and mentally, and push you to your physiologic limits on a regular basis to make you stronger.
Any running coach will give you a series of workouts to execute.
And when you do runs correctly then what happens is that you do the maximum amount of tissue damage that your body can sustain and rebuild before your next workout.
Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast we’re talking about why runners need to flirt with overtraining injury.
Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast we’re talking about why the first days of running on a healed injury are so risky. Today we’re talking about why it is that it’s so risky to go for a run right after you’ve healed a running injury. Obviously, nobody wants to get a running injury. […]
View Details »As an injured runner who wanted to run the worst piece of advice of I ever received from a doctor, was, “Go run and see how you feel.”
Sometimes, we as doctors take what we think will work for most people in and we apply it to everyone, including runners.
But walking is not running. If you check yourself and do a little self evaluation you can be more confident you won’t hurt yourself and have a setback.
Today on the Doc On The Run podcast, we’re talking about how running injury testing is as simple as 1 2 3.
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Today’s episode comes from a runner named Gordon who asked a question during a live webinar entitled “Am I Ready to Run? How to tell if its safe to start running again.”
He asked, “Is it okay to run on a treadmill? I’m returning from a stress fracture injury. I read that a treadmill gives the exact same stress with every step versus, say a trail, but with COVID-19 and smoke, running outside is a challenge and all that.”
That is a great question! Because, there is a lot of evidence that treadmills cause the same repetitive stress in the same way that might lead to stress fractures in the foot.
Today on the Doc on the Run podcast, we’re talking about whether or not you should run on a treadmill when you’re recovering from a stress fracture.
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Jonathan Flores is the host of the Run With Purpose Podcast. He is also a runner who set out to run 50 marathons in 50 states, which obviously requires a lot of effort and a knowledge of running recovery to avoid injury.
Jonathan understands how to recovery, how to stay on track when plans go sideways, particularly through intention setting and making plans that turn dreams into experiences.
Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast we are talking with Jonathan Flores, host of the Run With Purpose Podcast about intention setting for runners when race plans change and training schedules plans go sideways.
View Details »Kim Conley: 2-time Olympic athlete and middle and long distance track star.
Part of what I find so inspiring about Kim is the way in which she has pulled it out and come back in the final meters and final seconds of races to secure the win.
We’re really fortunate to have Kim on the show today to share some of her strategies and tactics that have helped her stay fit, train hard and recover after all those hard workouts throughout her career.
Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast we are talking with Kim Conley, about the strategies she uses to recover quickly after hard training blocks, or when resuming training after a world-class event.
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