Every time I talk to a recovering runner who is trying to figure out how to run, and help figure out what's causing all their trouble, I ask them to keep a pain journal.
Why do you think that is?
Pain is the lowest cost, most abundant, and most underutilized diagnostic resource available to help an injured runner guide the recovery.
Imagine a contest between doctors trying to get injured runners back to running faster.
If I could only use pain as a diagnostic tool, but other doctors could use MRIs, X-rays, CT scans, and all the medical imaging they wanted (but could not track the runner's pain), I bet I would get runners back to running faster.
Find the one thing that causes the most pain when you're running.
That's what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.
How to overcome friends telling you not to run after a traumatic accident
Hallux Rigidus vs Hallux Limitus, what is the difference?
Focus on possibilities NOT limits or obstacles when injured
2 reasons stretching the plantar fascia is bad for runners
Which decision is missing in running injury recovery?
Is inflammation good or bad for plantar plate sprain
Doubt does the most damage to recovering runners
Sesamoid pain misdiagnosed as 4th and 5th metatarsal stress reaction
2 ways runners can tell an injury is improving
Common fracture missed by Ottawa Ankle Rules
Always ask for a copy of your x-rays
Easy home test for Achilles tendon rupture
3 Unfair advantages in healing running injuries
How can a diagnostic injection help heal an ankle sprain?
Do you agree not running is the safest way to heal a running injury?
2 types of injections after failed neuroma surgery
What if there is a 50% chance your doctor is wrong?
Do I need a fracture walking boot for extensor tenosynovitis?
300 Pounds and Running with Slow AF Run Club founder Martinus Evans
How can a bruised toenail from running cause toenail fungus?
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