Doc On The Run Podcast

If you have a calcaneal stress fracture and a 100-mile race on your calendar, the question is simple… Can you still run it? In this episode of the Doc On The Run Podcast, Dr. Chris...

What do you do if you’ve been training for months and suddenly get a stress fracture right before your race?   In this episode, I explain the four real options runners have when th...

If you have been out of running for weeks with a fibular stress fracture and the pain is gone, but you still feel a little pressure at the injury site, should you wait until you ar...

If your doctor told you that you have a plantar plate injury, did they mean stress, strain, or sprain? Those terms sound similar, but they mean very different things when you are t...

If you have peroneal tendon pain and one doctor says your MRI shows a tear while another says it is just post-surgical change, what are you supposed to do? That kind of conflicting...

When is it actually safe to start loading a stress fracture again? In this episode, Dr. Christopher Segler explains how runners can think about progressive bone loading without mak...

If you have a stress fracture and your doctor starts talking about X-ray grading systems, you may think that grading is the key to deciding whether you can run, cross-train, or sti...

If you feel an unusual ache in your foot during marathon or triathlon training, you might worry that you have a stress fracture. But many runners actually develop a stress reaction...

If you suspect a metatarsal stress fracture but your most important marathon is on the calendar, you need a plan—not panic. In this episode, Dr. Christopher Segler explains the onl...

If you think you have a stress fracture, you’re probably wondering how long it will take to heal — and when you can run again. In this episode, Dr. Christopher Segler explains the ...

If you’re a runner dealing with a stress fracture, you’ve probably been told to “just stop running” and come back in six to eight weeks. But that advice completely ignores the way ...

When does a metatarsal stress reaction actually show up on imaging? In this episode of the Doc On The Run Podcast, Dr. Christopher Segler explains the difference between a stress r...