#190 Why fracture boots fail to heal plantar plate sprains in runners

A plantar plate sprain is actually one of the worst possible injuries for an injured runner. They can be notoriously difficult to heal quickly if you don't do everything right. Plantar plate sprains also have a tendency to evolve into a chronic nagging pain that just keeps you off of running and training for months. Even worse, if you don't treat it correctly, the plantar plate ligament can get so weak and degenerated from all of that chronic inflammation that you even get a hammer toe.  Unfortunately, one commonly recommended treatment for plantar plate sprains is a fracture walking boot. Even though fracture walking boots are a mainstay of treatment, many runners will be horribly disappointed to find out how long it really takes to heal a plantar plate sprain if relying solely on the boot for the healing process. Today on the Doc On the Run Podcast, we're talking about why fracture walking boots fail to heal plantar plate sprains in runners.