What A PT Really Wants You to Know about Running Injuries, with Dr. Victoria Sekely

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Jun 21, 2025

Dr. Victoria Sekely, a passionate Physical Therapist and run coach, dives into the complexities of running injuries. She discusses the multi-factorial nature of injuries and the importance of personalized care. Learn whether pronation is a big concern, how to manipulate training loads, and the mind-body connection in pain management. Victoria tackles common misconceptions about ice versus heat, shares insights on nutrition's role in injury prevention, and emphasizes the value of sleep for long-term runner health.

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INSIGHT

Injury Prone is Not Predetermined

Being "injury prone" is often about training familiarity, not inherent anatomy.
Almost anyone can run injury-free with the right training and guidance.

INSIGHT

Pronation is Normal and Complex

Pronation is a natural and necessary part of running biomechanics.
Labeling pronation as bad oversimplifies injury causes and misleads runners.

ADVICE

Run, Don't Just Rest Injuries

Don't simply stop running for an injury without medical guidance, especially in typical muscle or tendon injuries.
Seek a PT familiar with runners who integrates running into rehab for faster recovery.

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Injuries are multi-factorial, and injury prevention is complex. In this episode, we chat with Dr. Victoria Sekely on injury risk, strength training, running form, and more. She will guide you through myths, facts, and nuance around running related injuries.

You will learn:

✅ Are some runners more injury-prone?

✅ Is pronation a big deal - or normal?

✅ How to manipulate training load

✅ The mind-body connection of pain tolerance

✅ Does Pilates reduce your injury risk?

✅ Ice vs heat vs NSAID use for injury

✅ Can your (under)fueling habits increase your injury risk?

✅ Can you race through an injury?

✅ The number 1 thing a PT wants you to do to reduce injury risk

Victoria Sekely is a Physical Therapist with a passion for all things running. Victoria graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Georgetown University and went on to complete her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from New York University. Victoria is also a USATF Level 1 and RRCA certified run coach. She is dedicated to helping runners of all levels by using her skills and knowledge to assist runners who are rehabbing from an injury, interested in injury prevention, and/or looking to improve their training with custom running programs.

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