If you are a runner struggling with a plantar plate sprain, it is probably going to be extremely frustrating trying to get it to heal so you can get back to running.
The plantar plate a very small ligament. It does not have a great blood supply. Every time you take a step, you put pressure on the plantar plate. Every time your heel comes up off the ground when you walk, you stretch the plantar plate.
Because it is so difficult to heal, runners typically have frustrating setbacks.
That state of discouragement makes it pretty easy for a doctor to talk you into plantar plate surgery.
When should a runner just give up and have plantar plate surgery for a plantar plate sprain?
Well, that’s what we’re talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.
View Details »Plantar plate injuries are one of the most difficult injuries for runners.
The reason is that they can take a long time to get better. Every time you take a step, you’re applying direct pressure to the plantar plate ligament.
Every time your heel comes up off the ground, you bend the toes, and you’re stretching the plantar plate ligament.
The plantar plate ligament doesn’t really have a great blood supply, and they can be extremely frustrating for runners. So the big question is:
When can I start working out if I have a plantar plate sprain?
Well, that’s what we’re talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.
View Details »Perhaps the most nagging injury, and most difficult to deal with if you’re a runner, is something called a “plantar plate sprain.”
The plantar plate ligament is on the bottom of the foot, usually at the base of the second toe.
I got a question from a runner who actually had a plantar plate injury. She also happened to have bunions. So, she asked:
“Do bunions cause plantar plate sprains in runners?”
That’s a great question and that’s what we’re talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.
View Details »Plantar plate injuries are very common, and they are extremely annoying.
I get lots of questions and comments both from the podcast and from the Doc On The Run YouTube channel about plantar plate sprains.
Today’s episode comes from a question posted by Jason on the Doc On The Run YouTube channel. He asked…
“Can MRI miss a plantar plate strain?”
The short answer is yes, and I’m going to try to explain why.
Can an MRI miss a plantar plate strain?
Well, that’s a great question and that’s what we’re talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.
View Details »If you have been told you have a plantar plate sprain, you’re probably already really frustrated.
Even minor plantar plate tears can be nagging injuries that are very difficult to get better while you’re running on them.
The bottom line is, you’ve got to make sure that the plantar plate ligament improves because (in general) plantar plate sprains are either getting worse or they’re getting better.
One of the questions I get all the time from runners is what is really the best study for a plantar plate injury.
What’s the best imaging study for a runner who is suspected of having a plantar plate injury?
Well, that’s what we’re talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.
View Details »In today’s episode we’re talking about the four classes of procedures that affect four different anatomic structures in your foot when you have a plantar plate injury. I think t’s really helpful if you’re really frustrated, you’re really demoralized and you’re in this very vulnerable place where it’d be easy for a doctor to talk you into surgery without you really understanding what’s going on. That’s what we’re going to talk about today is give you a basic understanding of the four different kinds of surgeries that are offered to patients with these injuries so that you can make a better decision when you talk to your doctor. Today on the Doc On The Run podcast, we’re talking about the four types of procedures you might get offered as surgical correction for a plantar plate sprain.
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