Managing forefoot pain with Brodie & Pat

On this episode of the Run Smarter Podcast, Brodie ropes in Pat from That's Running podcast and together they unpack the challenging topic of forefoot pain. The forefoot is the section between your toes and the arch of your foot. In fact, Brodie & Pat are both currently managing their own foot pain and share their experiences.

Firstly, Pat talks about the research behind forefoot pain for runners and potential structures that could lead to pain. He describes the common locations of pain and potential diagnoses such as stress fractures, plantar plate injury, morton's neuroma and several other structures.

Brodie & Pat then share each of their own experiences managing forefoot pain and describe the lessons they are learning along the way.

Throughout this interview, you will learn the role of shoes when managing forefoot pain, whether to offload or strengthen the foot & what to do if different structures are impacted.

Lastly, Brodie & Pat each share their 3 tips to help runners manage and prevent forefoot pain.

Click here to find Pat's podcast That's running, you can also follow the podcast on instagram.

If your are interested here is the episode on  forefoot pain on That's Running podcast.  

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