Yesterday I was speaking to an ultra-marathoner who had a metatarsal fracture.
Fortunately, the broken bone has been healing well and she's back to running.
But during our discussion yesterday she revealed something interesting. She was running every day. Just 3 miles…every day.
During that discussion I was trying to help her understand how it is that running every day, even short distances, in fact, extremely short by her standards as an ultramarathoner, those every day runs could actually put her at risk of re-injuring the metatarsal fracture.
Today on the Doc On The Run podcast were talking about how you should skip a day to skip ahead in your injury recovery.
What happens if I run before my broken toe heals?
Can a blister on the big toe cause peroneal tendinitis?
Is a cortisone injection malpractice if it causes a plantar fascia rupture in a runner?
Can I run with arthritis in my ankle?
Should I get an MRI of healing plantar fascia tear before I start running?
Can I run if my fracture is not yet healed on x-ray?
Heel neuritis doctor did alcohol injection with ultrasound is it a scam?
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Rehab after tibial sesamoid non-union removal surgery in both feet
Doctor has a runner with a stress fracture for 2 months
Is it better to go barefoot with a stress fracture?
Recovering after fracture should I ramp up running intensity today
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Procedure vs Process in healing faster
Do I have to stop running to cure shin splints?
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Do I Need a Bone Stimulator for a Grade 5 Stress Fracture?
Think of injury recovery as an expanded rest day
What is a Pseudo-Jones fracture?
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