PODIATRIST STATES THAT COLD WEATHER EXACERBATES OVERUSE INJURIES

PODIATRIST, DR. PAUL LANGER OF MINNEAPOLIS STATES, "SOME PEOPLE FIND THEY RUN BETTER IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS.  I HAVE SET MOST OF MY PERSONAL RECORDS IN SPRING RACES.  THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS E FROM RUNNING OUTDOORS IN WINTER IS ICE.  I HAVE SEEN TOO MANY WALKERS AND RUNNERS WITH ANKLE FRACTURES WHEN IT IS ICY OUT."

PODIATRIST LANGER ALSO STATES, "IT'S OK TO RUN IN THESE CONDITIONS, BUT CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN BEFORE RUNNING IN FREEZING WEATHER.  MANY RUNNERS REPORT LOWER BODY INJURIES, ESPECIALLY INJURIES TO THE FOOT, ANKLE OR KNEE.  THOSE RUNNERS NEED TO TAKE HEED. THE COLD CAN EXACERBATE OVERUSE INJURIES.  I ADVISE PATIENTS WITH KNEE OR ANKLE ISSUES TO KEEP THEIR LOWER EXTREMITIES INSULATED IN THE WINTER.  EXTRA SOCKS AND MORE LAYERS ARE THE BEST WAY TO WARM UP DOWN BELOW.

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