#1015  How much can I walk with a tibia stress fracture

  Podcast  Show Notes Episode Title: How Much Can You Walk With a Tibial Stress Fracture? Podcast: Doc On The RunHost: Dr. Christopher Segler Episode Overview How much walking is safe when you have a tibial stress fracture? In this episode of Doc On The Run, Dr. Christopher Segler answers a common and critical question […]

#1014 No big stressors on the same structures

Today on the Doc On The Run podcast, why any runner with any overtraining injury should focus on making sure there are no big stressors on the same structures. Today I was on a strategy call with an injured, but recovering runner who is trying to figure out how ramp up his workouts so that […]

#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.

#1011 Which weekday is best to add workouts for injured runners

This morning I was on a webcam call with a runner who had healed a fracture and started running again. He has been running every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, with cross-training in between.

Now he is ready to add a fourth running workout to his weekly training schedule.

The question is:

“What day of the week is best to add an additional run, because I want to make sure I don’t overload the healing tissue and re-injure it.”

Today on the Doc On The Run podcast, we’re talking about which weekday is best to add workouts for injured runners.

#1010 Half boot versus half weight when recovering from running injury

The half-ass boot routine is no good. Slow improvement with unnecessarily increased risk of atrophy, weakness, stiffness, loss of neuromuscular connections, and destruction of your running form. Your running form, your strength, your flexibility, all protect you from another overtraining injury.

When you wear a fracture walking boot for a long time inconsistently, or a long time walking on it, you’re going to get more of those bad things.

The other thing that is good, the sort of polar opposite of that, is a half-ass weight routine.
Whaat is that? And more importantly, why would that be good?

Today on the doc on the Run podcast, we’re talking about half boot versus half weight when you’re recovering from a running injury.

#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.

#1007 Suffering solution is different with running injury

Runners glorify the suffering needed to keep moving in spite of pain. And the payoff is almost always increased fitness, and improvements and mental fortitude for endurance. Think about the works we use to describe running and training for endurance events:  Enter the Pain Cave!  Glorious suffering.  Embrace the suck.  Surviving a work out.  The […]

Episode #1006: Mental Rehab for Recovering Runners with Mental Skills Coach Carrie Jackson

  It may sound dramatic, but in reference to doctors casually telling runners they just cannot run a race (when maybe the runner could run), or worse…they may never run again, Carrie says, “These doctors have no idea the trauma they are causing to the runner by saying that.” Carrie co-authored “Rebound: Train Your Mind […]

#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 […]

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 […]