The problem with running injuries is that they are easy to ignore. A little tightness here or little achiness there is nothing compared to the pain you feel in those final few miles of a marathon. Runners are used to ignoring pain. One of the most important elements of training for endurance sports is learning how to endure. After all, enduring is the name of the game. You have to learn how to keep running when your quads tell you to quit. You learn to ignore the burn, tune out the noise and keep going. You have to learn how to suffer.
It is just not surprising that runners ignore the early sensations they can signify the start of a running injury. What we have here, is failure to communicate. Your running injury didn’t start the day you called a doctor for help. Your running injury started weeks or months before you told anybody about it.
But I would be willing to bet that you knew it was there. Deep down inside, you knew something was wrong. Maybe you didn’t want to see it. Maybe you didn’t want to feel it. Maybe you didn’t want to acknowledge it. But I’ll bet you had some subtle clue trouble was brewing.
Today on the Doc On The Run podcast we’re talking about how communication can help prevent running injuries and help running injuries heal faster.
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What is Metatarsal Stress Fracture Troughing?
Does swimming help your running fitness improve after injury?
Why running is better than lunges or planks when you have a plantar plate sprain
What is shortening of a metatarsal stress fracture on a CT scan?
Is time or intensity more important after running injury?
When does plantar plate tear cause crossover hammertoe?
After injury recovery, do I need to hire a running coach?
Does a full or partial plantar fascia rupture increase risk for re-tear?
Should I do proprioception retraining on both ankles or just the injured ankle?
How does chronic hyperextension lead to plantar plate injury?
The 2 most important days to skip running to prevent an overtraining injury
Is this painful bump a fibular stress fracture or stress reaction?
Is time or range more important with gluteus medius activation exercise?
How big is the plantar plate ligament?
How should I ramp up my mileage after injury?
Should I do proprioceptive retraining exercises before or after I run?
How does chronic synovitis lead to plantar plate injury?
Does a stress fracture always hurt when walking?
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