I had a really great question from a patient on a second opinion webcam visit. 

“I have a partially torn plantar fascia. Can I keep running and let it heal later?”

He had purchased The Runner's Heel Pain course and based on his self-diagnosis, he concluded that he definitely did not just have plantar fasciitis. It was more likely plantar fasciosis with a small tear in the plantar fascia. 

Unfortunately, the treatment that we would normally do and normally recommend for somebody with a partial tear in the plantar fascia, well, he just cannot do right now. He does not have time to actually take off of his activity and stop running completely right now. 

Today on the Doc On the Run podcast, we’re talking about Torn Plantar Fascia: If I run can it heal it later?