PODIATRIST DISCUSSES MARATHON INJURIES

Former AAPSM President, Jay Spector, DPM  discussed marathon injuries with Ben Pearl, DPM on his podcast, Fit Foot U. Dr. Spector, a marathon runner and coach, talked about the injuries he has overcome. He recently discovered he had a limb-length discrepancy which he addressed with a full-length lift built into his orthotic.

 

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Dr. Spector described what he calls phantom injury after marathons. He said it is not unusual to have real pain that can migrate to different parts of the lower extremity that is a result of temporary muscular fatigue or transient post-race inflammation.

Courtesy of Barry Block, editor of PM News