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.
What summer sandals can I wear with sesamoiditis?
Can I run after cortisone injection for a neuroma?
Single most important stretch for Sesamoid fracture in runner
Should I expect to have plantar plate pain when I resume running
Surgical options sesamoid fracture nonunion
Which comes first after plantar plate heals running or dress shoes
Do you have to a cut a ligament to remove a painful neuroma?
Did I tear my fascia after plantar fascia surgery?
Can I run in zero drop shoes after plantar plate sprain heals?
What sandals can I wear with hallux rigidus?
Can peroneal nerve tendinitis cause 5th metatarsal pain?
Is it possible to run with a sesamoid fracture non-union?
I am on track should I book a call to check in?
Should I have serial injections for sinus tarsi syndrome
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
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