Thank you so much for your comments and for sharing your story and experience. Everyone is different and everyone's goals are unique. Obviously, it seems the job of the doctor should actually be to help you figure out how to achieve those goals, and not just avoid activities you enjoy. Functionality is the key! How it feels how it moves is all more important than how it looks on an x-ray! Paying attention to your body and putting what you feel in perspective when you get instructions from a doctor always matters, and your situation demonstrates that! Good work!!!

@@DocOnTheRun Thank you for your kind words. I wish I could print your perspective from your website and hand it to my podiatrist, but I doubt he would be receptive. "Most runners intuitively know what is wrong." Yep. I have a stress fracture in the calcaneus. He diagnosed tendinitis. I requested an MRI which provided the diagnosis. I fired my previous podiatrist when he wanted to treat a post tib tendon partial tear with a boot, crutches, and ibuprofen four months post injury. I knew loading the tendon was the proper approach and found a PT to work with me. Dr. Segler, you are a rare health care provider and I'm sorry there aren't more like you. I appreciate the education you provide to the running community. As we become better educated we can act as our own advocates and, if we're lucky, be able to work as partners with our doctors so we can recover as quickly as possible.

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