#163 “Great, but when can I Run Again?” Breaking Down Various Injury Timeframes for Returning to Running

The majority of runners will get injured every year, and the first question we often find ourselves asking is, "how long until I can run again?" In this episode, Matt & Nathan broadly explore the healing timeframes for a variety of common injury types. They give an insight into what's happening at a cellular level when we get injured and then heal over time. Then they dive into how long it takes common tissue types (muscles, tendons, bones) to heal from differing severities of injuries. Finally they give you some practical tips and tests to asses your own healing process from their hands-on experience as PTs.

Chapters

• 0:00 - Intro
• 4:35 - An overview of tissue healing timeframes
• 10:32 - How does time play a role in the healing process
• 13:24 - What to do during the acute injury phase
• 17:30 - The sub-acute phase
• 20:34 - The maturation/remodeling phase
• 24:14 - Healing timeframes for muscles
• 30:48 - Healing timeframes for tendons
• 38:32 - Healing timeframes for bones
• 41:16 - Criterion-based progression to rehab
• 47:34 - How can we know that we're ready to return to running?
• 55:46 - Wrap-up

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