Friday, July 17, 2026

What to do when runners received’t scale back their coaching: PFP Podcast Half 2

Thanks for the wonderful suggestions we’ve had on Half 1 of our new sequence on Patellofemoral Ache. We launched our 4 Pillars of Operating Rehab, with a deep dive into Pillar 1, Load Administration, and the way we’d apply it with our case examine, Alice. You may entry that right here for those who’ve missed it.

Alice is again for half 2the place we’ll discover our subsequent pillar and sort out a thorny difficulty in medical follow…

Why athletes don’t comply with our recommendation (even once they know it is going to assist).

We’ve all encountered this with runners and different athletes, particularly in relation to lowering their coaching. It may be irritating, however the way in which I’d method that is to attempt to perceive why they haven’t chosen to make modifications and focus’s on options.

It doesn’t work simply to inform them what to do! So as a substitute on this episode we’ll speak via what does work to assist folks efficiently comply with your steering, together with:

  • How we will determine and tackle obstacles to vary
  • Why merely telling runners to “cease operating” usually results in poor outcomes
  • Sensible communication methods that enhance affected person buy-in and outcomes
  • Learn how to uncover the actual causes sufferers resist lowering their coaching
  • Methods to maintain runners related to the bodily and social advantages of their sport throughout rehab

We additionally discover the best way to clarify PFP to sufferers with out creating concern round ‘maltracking’ or joint well being. We focus on a easy framework that sufferers perceive and might use to confidently self-manage flare-ups and the best way to assist runners obtain a steadiness between coaching stress and restoration.

Go to the podcast web page to entry half 2!

I’ve cherished recording this sequence, and there’s a lot extra I need to share with you to assist with the runners and athletes you deal with. So, coming quickly, we now have a improbable stay webinar to construct on our 4 pillars with evidence-based steering on gait re-training for PFP, a 3-stage rehab programme, superior choices for return to operating and way more. Keep tuned as I’ll have extra on that for you subsequent week!

This morning I had a ‘podcast fetus’ to recap Half 2 of our sequence. I had a pleasant stroll with our spaniel Loki alongside Saltdean seashore. I really like studying with a view!

Why not obtain half 2 and go by yourself podcast plod?

Observe the this hyperlink to entry it and you may as well obtain our free Operating Harm Evaluation Sheet, which you could find on the foot of the web page.

That is Episode 2 of 4 in our sequence on PFP. Subsequent up, we’ll break down the third key pillar of rehab: selecting and progressing strengthening workouts that construct energy and resilience with out flaring signs and avoiding the pitfalls that gradual restoration.

Look out for Half 3.

P.S. For confidentiality causes, the affected person’s identify and features of the podcast case examine could also be modified.

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