s1/e38 Injury & How to Cope (Emotionally) with Dr. Victoria Sekely, DPT (@trainsmartrunstrong)
The Running Explained Podcast
Running Explained
4.6 • 534 Ratings
🗓️ 5 October 2021
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
Dr. Victoria Sekely DPT (@trainsmartrunstrong) joins the show to talk about a very important (and difficult) topic: coping with injury. In this episode, we cover a range of injury-related topics including:
🤕 The basics of injury prevention
🤕 What really happens when your injury "goes away" its own
🤕 When you need to see a physical therapist
🤕 Getting injured right before your big race; can you still run??
🤕 Signs & risk factors of stress fractures
🤕 The emotional challenges of injury
🤕 Fear of weight gain during injury rehab
🤕 Fear of fitness loss during injury rehab
🤕 Fear of reinjury and the psychological trauma of injury
Follow Victoria on Instagram @trainsmartrunstrong
Website: https://www.trainsmartrunstrong.com/
Victoria Sekely is a Manhattan-based 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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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Running Explain podcast. I'm Elizabeth, a marathoner, running coach, and answer seeker. |
| 0:08.2 | When I became a new runner at the age of 29, I had so many questions, but it felt like I was on my |
| 0:14.6 | own to figure all of the answers. So now I'm here to answer all your running questions to help make |
| 0:19.9 | you a better, smarter, faster, runner. |
| 0:23.4 | There's no question too simple and no topic too complex. |
| 0:26.8 | So let's get started. |
| 0:29.0 | My guest this week is Dr. Victoria Seckley, a Manhattan-based physical therapist and doubly-certified running coach, USATF, and RRCA. |
| 0:37.0 | And all those acronyms mean is that, well, |
| 0:39.0 | she kind of knows what she's talking about |
| 0:40.7 | when it comes to running. |
| 0:41.8 | You probably know her from Instagram, |
| 0:43.2 | where she is at Train Smart Run Strong. |
| 0:45.9 | And I've definitely shared a lot of her posts |
| 0:48.8 | over the past year because they are both |
| 0:50.9 | informative and knowledgeable, and they look pretty. |
| 0:54.0 | Like she has a knack for design that I am a little bit envious of. |
| 0:58.2 | In this episode, we're talking about coping with running injuries. |
| 1:01.9 | And statistically, every runner will get injured at least once, from a minor injury, |
| 1:06.1 | all the way up to some major injuries that can take you out of the game for significant periods of time. |
| 1:30.0 | And when it comes to coping with injury, it's not just about how to rehab the injury, but how to cope with the fact that you're injured. Because for a lot of us, running is a huge part of who we are. And the emotions that we feel when we can't run can sometimes be overwhelming. So we're going to talk about all of those things and more. Dr. Victoria, welcome to the show. I'm excited to have you here. I'm so happy to be here. So, of course, first up, |
| 1:36.7 | we want to hear all about you as a runner and as a physical therapist. Tell us how you became a |
| 1:42.2 | runner and how you ended up doing what you do today. |
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