s3/e38 Bone Health & Bone Stress Injuries with Dr. Stephanie Mundt, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS
The Running Explained Podcast
Running Explained
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🗓️ 12 October 2023
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
BONES! Literally what holds us upright. So what do we runners need to know about our bones, bone health, and bone stress injuries? Dr. Steph Mundt, PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS (@stephmundt.dpt) joins the show today to teach us about...
What are our bones made of and how do they get stronger?
Who is at higher risk of bone stress injuries?
What is "good bone health" and how can we work towards it?
Understanding bone mineralization and bone density
How to read a DEXA scan for runners
Considerations for runners with osteopenia or osteoporosis
Bone stress injuries: what you need to know
Different types of bone stress injuries
Diagnosing bone stress injuries
Why the timeline for return to run from bone stress injuries is what it is
Why running alone isn't enough to improve bone health
AND MORE!
This episode is sponsored by Previnex! Save 15% off your first order of clinically effective supplements with code RUNEXP on previnex.com Dr. Steph Mundt is a physical therapist and running coach in Tempe, AZ. Her business Volante PT & Performance specializes in the rehabilitation & coaching of runners with a particular emphasis on bone stress injuries, hip labral tears, and eating disorders. Steph struggled with an eating disorder in high school and college resulting in recurrent bone stress injuries throughout her running career. These experiences led to a strong desire to learn more about bone stress injuries and eating disorders and elevate care for individuals recovering from them. She is a Board-Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist, Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and is currently working towards becoming a Certified Eating Disorder Specialist. Steph is passionate about helping runners regain trust in their bodies and establish a fulfilling and sustainable relationship with movement.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Running Explain podcast. I'm your host, Elizabeth. I'm a marathoner, coach, and answer seeker. |
| 0:07.3 | When I first started running at the age of 29, I had so many questions and what felt like nowhere to turn to for answers. |
| 0:14.1 | And now I'm here to answer all your running questions about anything that you might want to know. |
| 0:18.2 | If you're a new runner or you've been doing this for a long time, |
| 0:21.0 | there's always something more to learn about running. So let's get started. My guest this week is |
| 0:26.7 | physical therapist Dr. Stephanie Munt. She is a PT and running coach based in Tempe, Arizona, |
| 0:32.2 | and she specializes in the rehabilitation and coaching of runners with an emphasis on bone stress |
| 0:37.2 | injuries, hip laboral |
| 0:38.5 | tears, and eating disorders. And she is the perfect guest to have for our topic today, |
| 0:44.0 | which is bone health and bone stress injuries in runners. Although we hope as runners that |
| 0:50.2 | injuries never flare up, unfortunately they sometimes do. And bone stress injuries can be one of the most confusing and sometimes frustrating injuries |
| 0:58.4 | that a rudder might experience. |
| 1:00.2 | So today, Steph is going to talk to us about our bones, bone health, bone stress injuries, |
| 1:06.1 | what we need to know, how we can improve our bone health, and ways to take preventative action |
| 1:11.4 | in case we are concerned about our bone health as runners. |
| 1:16.5 | Steph, Dr. Munt. |
| 1:18.1 | Welcome to the show. |
| 1:19.1 | I'm excited to have you here. |
| 1:20.3 | Thank you so much for having me. |
| 1:21.7 | I am stoked to be here as well. |
| 1:23.9 | So tell us, how did you become a runner? |
| 1:27.0 | I started jogging with my parents in probably fourth or fifth |
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