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Wouldn't it be nice if your doctor was a runner... (Read 968 times)

    I have a question for everyone: right now I have a small case of achilles tendonitis on my left foot. In addition, the outside of my right knee hurts/aches after I've run for more than 2 or 3 miles. I managed to run a marathon a few days ago despite these ailments, so I guess they're not that bad yet, but they've persisted now for at least 3 to 4 weeks. So I wonder what I can do to help them heal properly, and I wonder what is the best way to heal them without losing fitness too much. And I'd like to minimize the amount of time I don't run. I'd like to see my doctor and get these questions answered. But I know I won't get any satisfactory answers, because my doctor isn't a runner. Perhaps I can ask her for a referral - but to what kind of doctor? An orthopedist? And how do I find a doctor who is a runner? Any ideas or suggestions??
    Trent


    Good Bad & The Monkey

      Go see a sports med doc or an orthopedist. You doc should not be a runner any more than your psychiatrist should have mental illness or your oncologist should have cancer. But your doc should have expertise in the area s/he is treating, or refer you to somebody who does have it.


      skinnycaponesugar

        Does anyone else would go visit a physiotherapist directly? My GP is a runner and she has gone through some of the same things I have, we connect at that level. However, I wouldn't go see her if she wasn't a top doctor Smile

        Love, Run, Sleep

          Go see a sports med doc or an orthopedist. You doc should not be a runner any more than your psychiatrist should have mental illness or your oncologist should have cancer. But your doc should have expertise in the area s/he is treating, or refer you to somebody who does have it.
          HA! I never thought of it this way. I would love to have a doc who can relate to me more closely, but I guess it cant always be that way


          Bugs

            I have a question for everyone: right now I have a small case of achilles tendonitis on my left foot. In addition, the outside of my right knee hurts/aches after I've run for more than 2 or 3 miles. I managed to run a marathon a few days ago despite these ailments, so I guess they're not that bad yet, but they've persisted now for at least 3 to 4 weeks. So I wonder what I can do to help them heal properly, and I wonder what is the best way to heal them without losing fitness too much. And I'd like to minimize the amount of time I don't run. I'd like to see my doctor and get these questions answered. But I know I won't get any satisfactory answers, because my doctor isn't a runner. Perhaps I can ask her for a referral - but to what kind of doctor? An orthopedist? And how do I find a doctor who is a runner? Any ideas or suggestions??
            I've had good luck with graston treatment provided by your chiropractor. Although some rest with treatment might be needed.

            Bugs

              You doc should not be a runner any more than your psychiatrist should have mental illness or your oncologist should have cancer.
              This is not a logical analogy, but let me expand on it into what I think is a logical one. If your doctor is a runner, ask him/her whom they go see for running injuries. When my wife walks into a new beauty salon, she goes straight to the stylist with the best haircut...and asks to make an appointment with the person who styled their hair.
                Logic 101: If A then B If B then C Therefore If A then C. "Medical specialist" treats people suffering from "affliction" "Specialist" begins to suffer from "affliction" Therefore: "Specialist" is not good at their "specialty." "Oncologist" treats people suffering from "cancer" "Oncologist" begins to suffer from "cancer" Therefore: "Oncologist" is not good at "oncology." "Psychiatrist" treats people suffering from "mental illness" "Psychiatrist" begins to suffer from "mental illness" Therefore: "Psychiatrist" is not good at "psychiatry." "General Practitioner" treats people suffering from "general maladies" "General Practitioner" is a runner <--here is where the logic is different therefore: "general practitioner" is not good at "running injuries." huh?? or is the last line: "general practitioner" begins to suffer from "running" therefore: "general practitioner" is not good at "general practice" ?? is="" where="" the="" logic="" is="" different="" therefore:="" "general="" practitioner"="" is="" not="" good="" at="" "running="" injuries."="" huh??="" or="" is="" the="" last="" line:="" "general="" practitioner"="" begins="" to="" suffer="" from="" "running"="" therefore:="" "general="" practitioner"="" is="" not="" good="" at="" "general="" practice"=""></--here is where the logic is different therefore: "general practitioner" is not good at "running injuries." huh?? or is the last line: "general practitioner" begins to suffer from "running" therefore: "general practitioner" is not good at "general practice" ?? >
                Trent


                Good Bad & The Monkey

                  This is not a logical analogy, but let me expand on it into what I think is a logical one. If your doctor is a runner, ask him/her whom they go see for running injuries.
                  It is not an analogy at all. But your solution provided in this quoted post is certainly reasonable. ------------------------------- In the original question, there is an implied assumption that is different than your implied assumption. It goes like this: "Wouldn't it be nice if your doctor was a runner so that your doctor would have enough shared experience with you to be able to treat you correctly." Which IS the same as this: "Wouldn't it be nice if your psychiatrist had mental illness so that your doctor would have enough shared experience with you to be able to treat you correctly." ------------------------------- In terms of "analogy", you should be looking into grammar, not logic. Wink Simile: runners are like fools Metaphor: runners are fools Analogy: runners are to fools as Gatorade is to sports drinks Literal: runners do foolish things and fools do foolish things. In the original post I provided what I believe was a simile Big grin


                  Oh Mighty Wing

                    and here I thought you were trying to day that just because your GP runs it doesn't mean they know a thing about what's wrong with you!! Tongue
                      "Wouldn't it be nice if your doctor was a runner so that your doctor would have enough shared experience with you to be able to treat you correctly." Which IS the same as this: "Wouldn't it be nice if your psychiatrist had mental illness so that your doctor would have enough shared experience with you to be able to treat you correctly."
                      Ok, maybe it isn't a grammatical analogy, but your logic to this argument is still wrong. Confused Psychiatrists suffers from mental illness, not by choice. Oncologist suffers from cancer, not by choice Doctor is a runner, by choice. Back to the original problem. Frowzy has Achilles Tendonitis. She happens to have two General Practitioners at her local family practice. Doctor A- Is a runner Doctor B- Is not. 1) Which would you make an appointment with? 2) Who do you think would give better advice? 3) Who do you think would give a referral to the better sports med, if necessary? Smile Now compare that with my problem. Ryan is obsessive and crazy. I happen to have two Shrinks at my local loony bin. Shrink A- Is Crazy Shrink B- Is sane. Frowzy likely goes to see Doctor A, where I should probably go to see Shrink B. Shocked Ill stick with my original advice: If your doctor is a runner, ask him/her whom they go see for running injuries.
                      Scout7


                        Frowzy has Achilles Tendonitis. She happens to have two General Practitioners at her local family practice. Doctor A- Is a runner Doctor B- Is not. 1) Which would you make an appointment with? 2) Who do you think would give better advice? 3) Who do you think would give a referral to the better sports med, if necessary?
                        1) Neither. I'd go to a sports med. 2) Neither. I've seen the advice from other runners. I'd take the advice of a sports med. 3) Either one. Just because the doctor is a runner doesn't necessarily mean he/she knows who the best sports med in the area is. You assume that the doc has seen one. That also assumes that the non-running doctor has no idea who the credible specialists in the area are, because that person has no first-hand experience with running. Although, I'm willing to bet that GP has a fairly good idea which specialists are good and which aren't.
                          1) Neither. I'd go to a sports med.
                          I agree completely...but- Some people, depending on their health insurance, need a referral from their family doctor in order to see a specialist. In fact, I needed a referral with my old insurance coverage. With my current coverage, I can go straight to the sports med.
                            Logic 101: "Medical specialist" treats people suffering from "affliction" "Specialist" begins to suffer from "affliction" Therefore: "Specialist" is not good at their "specialty." ??
                            Ah... my LSAT knowledge is all coming back to me... now I'm going to start having those flashbacks again in my dreams. The argument is most logically valid if the following is assumed: a) Most specialists are good at treating those suffering affliction b) Anyone who treats those suffering are specialists c) Any specialist who suffers from an affliction is not good at their profession d) Anyone who suffers from affliction is not good at their speciality. e) Anyone who suffers from an affliction they treat is not good at their speciality. Good ol' LSATs.


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                              right now I have a small case of achilles tendonitis on my left foot. In addition, the outside of my right knee hurts/aches after I've run for more than 2 or 3 miles. I managed to run a marathon a few days ago despite these ailments, so I guess they're not that bad yet, but they've persisted now for at least 3 to 4 weeks. So I wonder what I can do to help them heal properly, and I wonder what is the best way to heal them without losing fitness too much. And I'd like to minimize the amount of time I don't run.
                              You need rest. That should be the first order of business. If you have pain during a run, and you keep running, then you'll soon have enough pain that you can't run, and that will involve a lot more time off than letting it heal now. You also need to figure out what is causing the problem. Bad shoes? Over training? Lack of strength or flexibility? Find a competent sports med or get a referral from your gen practitioner and get checked out.

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