{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"#36: The Smarter Way to Return to Running with Dr. Vikash Sharma","description":"In this episode of the Making Strides Podcast, we\u2019re joined by Dr. Vikash Sharma, founder of Perfect Stride PT in New York City and Running for Life Education, to break down one of the most frustrating topics for injured runners: returning to running. Return to run can feel confusing. Some runners try to come back too fast the moment their pain settles down. Others shut everything down for weeks or months, only to feel like they\u2019re starting from scratch. And sometimes clinicians make the process harder by telling runners they can\u2019t run at all until symptoms are completely gone. We talk through what runners and clinicians often get wrong, how much pain is actually acceptable during a return-to-run process, when rest helps versus when it starts to hurt, and how to think about run\/walk programs, intensity, hills, and training progressions. We also play a return-to-run tier-ranking game, where we rank common running injuries by how difficult they usually are to come back from, including plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinopathy, proximal hamstring tendinopathy, runner\u2019s knee, IT band syndrome, shin splints, bone stress injuries, and calf strains. The big takeaway: returning to running is rarely perfectly linear, but that does not mean you\u2019re failing. The goal is not just to get back to where you were before. The goal is to rebuild your capacity, learn from the process, and come back more prepared than before. Topics covered: \u2022 Why pain going away does not always mean you\u2019re ready to resume full training \u2022 Why complete rest can make some runners feel worse \u2022 How to decide whether pain during running is acceptable \u2022 When a run\/walk program is helpful and when it may not be necessary \u2022 How to think about frequency, duration, intensity, and hills \u2022 Why clinicians need to fight harder to keep runners active when appropriate \u2022 Which running injuries are usually the easiest and hardest to return from \u2022 Why the long way is often the shortcut in injury recovery Guest: Dr. Vikash Sharma, PT, DPT Founder of Perfect Stride PT in New York City Founder of Running for Life Education --- Connect with us: Adam Schwerdt: https:\/\/www.runmental.com\/ AJ Cohen: https:\/\/www.upandrunningpt.com\/ Guest - Vikash Sharma: https:\/\/perfectstridept.com\/ ","author_name":"Making Strides Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/makingstridespodcast.libsyn.com","html":"