Navigating Running Injuries: Foot Focus

Foot pain and knee pain are all too common ailments for runners, but it can be hard to pin down the source or figure out how to treat it. Nathan and Matt team up to take a look at some common sources of forefoot, heel, plantar, and anterior knee pains. They explore different possible causes, strategies for rehab/strengthening, and things to look for in shoes.

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Chapters

• 0:00 - Intro
• 2:22 - In For Testing
• 11:38 - Diagnosing Nate's foot pain
• 24:32 - Plantar forefoot foot pain
• 27:46 - The impact of shoes on plantar pain
• 32:48 - Heel & plantar fascia pain
• 36:04 - Maintaining a healthy foot
• 42:10 - Anterior knee pain
• 44:43 - Shoes & knee pain
• 49:06 - Preventing & rehabbing knee pain
• 53:27 - What about running form?
• 1:00:16 - Wrap-up