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Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running

The Plantar Fasciitis Doc on How To Keep Your Feet Healthy: Dr Angela Walk

Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running

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Running, Fitness, Health & Fitness, Sports

4.5936 Ratings

🗓️ 29 June 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Plantar fasciitis sidelines countless numbers of runners each year, with a stabbing pain in every step.

The good news is there is treatment and prevention which can make your feet less susceptible to this debilitating injury. And the best protocols might not be what you think they are.

The Plantar Fasciitis Doctor, Dr Angela Walk, joins Coach Claire to explain more. Yes, that's really her last name and she's a chiropractic physician specializing in foot and gait analysis and plantar fasciitis from Nashville, TN.

They talk about:

  • why this injury happens so often in runners
  • what we can do to prevent and treat it, and most importantly
  • exactly when we can get back to running again.

So if you've ever suffered from this awful injury or if you would like to avoid it in the first place, this is a must-listen.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Dr. Angela Walk, and you are listening to the Run to the Top Podcast.

0:15.0

Hi there, my running friend.

0:20.0

This is Coach Claire Bartholic, the Planted Runner,

0:23.2

and this is the Run to the Top Podcast,

0:25.5

one of the first and only running podcast dedicated

0:28.3

to making you a better runner with each and every episode.

0:31.9

We are created and produced by the expert team

0:34.6

of running coaches at runnersconnect.net

0:37.7

where you can find the best running information on the internet

0:41.0

as well as running coaching plans to fit every runner and every budget.

0:47.0

One of the most important parts of staying strong and healthy as a runner is building our strength.

0:55.0

We do squats, lunges, deadlifts, and planks to create strong legs, glutes, and core muscles.

1:02.0

But what are you doing for your feet? legs, glutes, and core muscles.

1:02.7

But what are you doing for your feet?

1:05.2

Our feet are obviously a critical part of running,

1:08.3

yet they could arguably win the title of the most neglected part of a runner's body.

1:14.0

That is until something goes wrong.

1:17.0

One fairly common injury in runners is damage to the tissue connecting our heel bones up to our toes called the planterfasia.

1:26.7

Planterfasciitis sidelines countless numbers of runners each year with a stabbing pain in every step. The good news is there's treatment and

1:36.2

prevention which can make your feet less susceptible to this debilitating injury and

1:41.6

the best protocols might not be what you think they are.

1:46.4

To help me out with this topic, I've brought on the planter fasciitis doctor, Dr. Angela

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