Running Injuries
Suffering from pain when running? Can’t shake a recurrent foot or ankle injury? Not running your best following an injury?
Come and see Canberra’s leading up-and-coming podiatrist Alex Murray.
With experience managing local, national and international athletes, runners of all abilities and working on-field in sport, I am at the forefront of foot and ankle, sports medicine.
Let me help you get back to your peak performance.
Common Conditions I see
I see a range of foot and ankle conditions, and leg/knee conditions that are related to feet and the way we move. Common ones include:
- Tendon pain (including achilles, posterior tibial, peroneal, flexor and extensor tendons)
- Stress and acute fractures
- Ankle sprains
- Joint pain, including osteoarthritis
- Morton’s neuroma
- Plantar plate injury (turf toe)
- Foot and ankle bursitis
How I can keep you running
Who I treat
I treat runners of all ages and abilities, from the casual 5ker to the competitive marathon runner.
I’m happy to see patients as the primary healthcare provider, providing guidance on strength and conditioning and return to running plans, or work as part of a healthcare/performance team.
I have experience working within health care and high performance teams, including with physiotherapists, medical specialists, strength and conditioning and running coaches
What to expect at your first appointment
During your appointment I’ll do a thorough assessment of your feet and ankles, watch you walking, running and have you perform a series of strength and mobility assessments. If beneficial for your injury, we’ll also use strength testing technology to accurately assess your current capacity.
We’ll discuss your running and injury history, your current goals and look at your current training plan.I’ll also go through any reports or radiology you’ve completed prior to the appointment.
With all this information, I’ll be able to provide you with an explanation of what is going on, give you a detailed treatment plan of how I can help you get back to your best and refer for any radiology if required.
We’ll also discuss your footwear and whether a change will be beneficial and provide guidance on how to modify your training program (if required), to assist your recovery.
Depending on your injury history and current goals, there’s also opportunities to discuss long term injury prevention and strength and conditioning for improving performance.