If you are a runner with pain in the ball of the foot at the base of the second toe and start researching online, you may become concerned you have a thing called a plantar plate injury. 

If so, you may be wondering whether X-rays or MRI imaging may be needed to tell what is wrong. Before seeing a doctor, it may be helpful to understand which are helpful, and which imaging studies are a waste of time. 

What is the worst possible medical imaging study you could get if you're a runner with a suspected plantar plate injury? 

Well, that's what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.