s2/e16 Shin Splints with Dr. Marie Whitt, DPT (@dr.whitt.fit)
The Running Explained Podcast
Running Explained
4.6 • 534 Ratings
🗓️ 12 May 2022
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
Got shin splints? WHY?? What causes shin splints and what can you do about them? Sports Physical Therapist Dr. Marie Whitt rejoins the show to discuss all things shin splints, including...
- Symptoms of shin splints (what do they usually feel like?)
- What ARE shin splints?
- What (do we think) is the cause of shin splints?
- How should you treat shin splints if they pop up?
- Specific prehab & rehab exercises for shin splints
- Reprogramming neuromotor control to treat shin splints
- Dealing with chronic shin splints
- ...and more!
Dr. Marie Whitt, DPT, is runner and a sports Physical Therapist. Her job is to help runners train smarter to get stronger, and be faster by improving movement so you can run your best and compete at your highest level!
https://www.drwhittfit.com
https://www.instagram.com/dr.whitt.fit
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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, |
| 0:22.0 | faster runner. |
| 0:23.4 | There's no question too simple and no topic too complex. |
| 0:26.8 | So let's get started. |
| 0:28.4 | My guest this week is Dr. Marie Witt, who returns to the show for her first season two |
| 0:32.9 | appearance. |
| 0:34.2 | Dr. Witt is a sports physical therapist, and she'll tell you a bit about herself in the |
| 0:37.5 | episode as well. And we've had her on before to talk about cross training and talk about feet, foot |
| 0:42.5 | pain, pronation. Today we're talking specifically about shin splints. Marie's job in a sports |
| 0:49.6 | rehab physical therapy clinic, she sees athletes all day long and she says it's shin splint season. |
| 0:55.2 | And as a coach and what I'm seeing, I am inclined to agree. So there are a lot of kind of misconceptions |
| 1:01.2 | or misunderstandings about what shin splints are and how to treat them. And while your physical |
| 1:06.9 | therapist may treat shin splints differently, what Marie has found in her practice is to treat |
| 1:12.3 | shin splints in a very specific way. We're going to go through all of that in this episode, |
| 1:15.7 | including specific exercise progressions to help you rehab shin splints if you currently have them. |
| 1:20.9 | So do not despair. We have answers. If you have shin splints, all you have to do is listen. |
| 1:28.9 | Dr. Marie Witt, welcome back to the show. |
| 1:31.9 | Thank you. |
| 1:32.8 | It is such an honor to be here. |
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