#106 Detecting Early Signs of Injury ft. Brodie Sharpe - a podcast by Doctors of Running

from 2022-09-21T06:42:58

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Injuries large & small plague almost every runner throughout their career. Detecting early signs of injury and stopping them before they turn into something serious will help us keep running consistently. Nate & Matt are joined by Brodie Sharpe, a fellow PT, who specializes in injury prevention and rehabilitation. They take a look at the nature of injury risk, how to reduce it, strategies & tools for rehabbing, and much more.


Brodie Sharpe is a Physiotherapist from Melbourne, Australia and the owner of the Run Smarter Physiotherapy Clinic. Brodie helps runners train smarter and dispels common running myths to help runners reduce their injury risk and overcome injuries efficiently. He spreads this information primarily through the Run Smarter Podcast which has climbed into the top 1% of podcasts globally, and his recent YouTube channel.


The Subjective: what are some of the early signs you look for when determining if you have an injury coming?


Chapters

00:00 - Intro

02:01 - Introducing Brodie Sharpe

06:08 - The basics of running injuries

15:40 - What puts runners at high injury risk?

19:26 - Early signs of injuries in runners

24:33 - Strategies for assessing the severity of & recovery from injuries

28:55 - What to do when injury symptoms start

39:07 - Differentiating between small niggles and full injuries

44:26 - The benefits of keeping a running journal

50:40 - Modifying routines while rehabbing an injury

53:30 - 3 Key ways to reduce injury risk

57:30 - Wrap-up



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