#1008 Why runners get re-injured 1 to 2 months into healing

This morning I was on a consultation call with a runner at 4:30 a.m. and he’s been suffering from a plantar plate injury. But he’s been doing pretty well. He actually just finished his first run!

Now, what I asked him about was his plan for his next run. What he said, made me uneasy.

It seemed risky, and I started kind of squirming as he was describing his plan to me. It wasn’t really a bad plan. It wasn’t really a crazy plan. But based on all the experience I have working with injured runners, I knew it was riskier than it needed to be.

And this is why I decided to record this episode. Because it happens to almost every injured runner! So don’t let it happen to you!

Today on the Doc On The Run podcast we’re talking about why runners get re-injured one to two months into healing.

#975 53 year-old runner with plantar plate sprain advice?

A 53-year-old runner with plantar plate sprain asked me for some generic advice. That’s what we’re talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.     Today’s episode actually comes from a comment posted on a video on the Doc On The Run YouTube channel. That specific video was entitled Best Exercise for […]

#969 How long before I can 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.     One of the most common runners’ injuries that I see as a second opinion is when people call me, and they have a plantar plate sprain. […]

#924 Why running is better than lunges or planks when you have a plantar plate sprain

Which is better, running more or doing exercises that make you stronger like planks, push-ups, and burpees? Well, that is a great question and that is what we’re talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.     When you have a plantar plate injury, it can be frustrating because you have got […]

#917 How does chronic hyperextension lead to plantar plate injury?

Today on the Doc on the Run podcast, we’re talking about how hyper extension can lead to a plantar plate injury.     If you are a runner, and you have pain in the ball of the foot, and you have self-diagnosed or been diagnosed with a plantar plate sprain, you probably already realize you […]

#910 How does chronic synovitis lead to plantar plate injury?

How does chronic synovitis lead to plantar plate injury? Well, that’s what we’re talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.     I was recently talking with a runner who had a plantar plate injury.  One of the things we were talking about was managing the inflammation in the joint where you […]

#902 Can I massage the foot with plantar plate sprain

Anything the runners does to heal faster will get the runner back to running faster.

Even simple things you can do at home can help change the course of an injury.

On of the oldest treatments for musculoskeletal injury, and one any runner can do themselves, is massage.

A runner on webcam just asked me whether or not it might help her plantar plate injury recover faster. The short answer is:

Yes, massage can help as along as you do not injure the plantar plate ligament further in the process.

How does massage really help when you have an injury? Yes, there are a couple of ways massage can help, as long as that massage does not make the injury worse.

Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast, we’re talking about the good and bad, or the risk vs benefits of massage with a plantar plate sprain.

#899 Compressive stress on plantar plate in runners

I recently posted an episode that was talking about four different kinds of stress and strain that can be applied to the plantar plate ligament that might slow down the healing of that little bitty ligament in runners.

I got a couple of questions about that and one of them was specifically about how to tell whether or not that is really a problem and one person wanted to know if they had a dropped metatarsal if that might be contributing to this issue of compressive stress.

Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast, we’re talking a little bit more about compressive stress on the plantar plate ligament in runners.

#897 Difference between plantar plate stress and strain

I know I talk a lot about how necessary it is to reduce the stress and strain on the plantar plate ligament when you are a runner, especially if you are trying to get ready for a race while healing.

It is really difficult to do, but not impossible.

What are the four forms of stress and strain that can affect runners with plantar plate injuries?

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

#890 Ankle exercises for plantar plate?

I was on a call with a runner, and he has had a long history of plantar plate trouble. He had a whole bunch of different treatments, done time in a fracture walking boot and then got worse when he started running a number of different types.

He was very frustrated.

Over the last month since we started working together, he has been doing significantly better than he ever has in a year and a half.

I had him do a couple of things over the last week. It made a huge difference for him that he noticed right away.

Do I need to do ankle exercises if I had a plantar plate sprain?

That is a great question and that is what we’re talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.