Here is a real email I recently received from a patient in another state who reached out to me because his doctor want to operate on him even though he admits he does not know what is causing the patients symptoms. But before you read the email take a minute and read the below paragraph as it pert [...]
Hello Dr. Allen, I just read about Ischial bursitis on your website. I have been dealing with this condition for almost 8 months now. I continue to run and stretch and began a more focused gluteus and core strength training program which has not been going great. I am still having a lot of pai [...]
My doctor told me my knee pain is due to my overpronation. He did not explain what overpronation means or how it could be causing my knee pain. My questions are; If I overpronate then what is normal? Why is overpronation bad for my knee? How do orthotics help correct my overpronation? The below [...]
Gluteal pain or butt pain is common for runners to develop. What makes gluteal pain difficult to fix is that it is often confused as sciatica, hip conditions like bursitis and muscle weakness . Those that suffer from gluteal pain are commonly misdiagnosed by undertrained or misinformed doctors and [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvRI_XEvmu4&t=183s Sesamoiditis is a painful condition that affects the area of your foot beneath you big toe. Sesamoid bones are small accessory bones that reside under your first metatarsal and function as an additional lever arm to help propel you forwar [...]
I have suffered from what I thought had been shin splints for the past 2 years now. I play college soccer and am very active whether its running, lifting weights, or playing soccer. I was in a lot pain all last season. I tried limiting my running though out the summer. I thought rest would heal the [...]
I recently treated a patient I have known for many years for a chronic Achilles injury. Part of the problem was she does not live in San Diego so she had sought treatment where she does live. Although I agreed that the treatment she received was reasonable what I did not agree with was how her inj [...]
A person with chronic foot pain wrote to me recently asking if custom orthotics would help her chronic foot pain. Please see my responses in italics I am currently 52 years old and have suffered with foot pain for 20 years. I used to do quite a bit of running in my 20's and 30's. After pain develop [...]
In all cases of diagnosing any injury or condition you have to 1. listen to the patients presenting symptoms and history and after come up with a checklist of the top 5-6 things they COULD have 2. Through a series of orthopedic/neurological/provocative testing eliminate conditions one at a time for [...]
Hey Dr. Allen I Am 22 years old and an avid runner. I thought I'd have chronic foot and toe pain forever-- it got worse and worse over time. Had a Doctor diagnose it as a plantar plate tear. Pain getting worse each day. Pain never really changes. Some doctors are telling me surgery. Please tell me [...]
