I just had a conversation with a runner who signed up for one of the self-help courses. She booked a short call just to get a jumpstart, prioritize and figure out what she really needed to do first, so she could get better as quickly as possible.
She asked me a really interesting question at the end of our call and she said,
“Okay, based on what we talked about, are you sure that my ligament is not going to just rip apart if I start running?”
I said,
“No, I'm not sure of that at all. In fact, we didn't even talk about your injury. You told me that you think you have this injury. But you (and your doctors) are not even 100% certain you have a ligament injury. You don't even know what's really wrong. Right now, you don't know where you are, because you have no reliable data."
You cannot run early without data.
And that's what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.
Your goal tells me how chronic your running injury
Are you depressed because of a running injury?
Can collateral toe ligaments be surgically repaired?
Do I keep using compression socks until healed?
2 Reasons for morning pain with a fracture boot
First 3 steps when runners feel a lump in the leg
3 things you should not tell your new doctor
3 mistakes runners make that lead to plantar plate surgery
Is plantar fascia really a ligament?
3 ways a doctor convinces you you need plantar plate surgery
When can you resume pushups with hallux rigidus?
The 3 problems (not 2) solved by boot and crutches
Plantar plate surgery is a failure to act quickly
How self judgment may be slowing your injury recovery
Chronic stress reaction versus acute on chronic stress reaction in a runner
Radiologist and Orthopedic doctor disagree on my stress fracture diagnosis
Difference between MRI vs MRA in runner with ankle injury
2 Ways running shoes cause shin splints
2 reasons toe drifts sideways with plantar plate injury
3 Phases of ankle sprain recovery in runners
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