How does chronic hyperextension lead to plantar plate injury?

If you are a runner, and you have pain in the ball of the foot, and you have been diagnosed with a plantar plate sprain, you probably already realize you are in for a lot of trouble.  It is very difficult to get the plantar plate ligament to heal while you are still running.  If you caused a plantar plate injury by hyperextending the toe, then obviously, you need to stop hyperextending the plantar plate by stretching it and pulling on it. At least, if you want to get back to running faster. Today on the Doc on the Run podcast, we're talking about how hyper extension can lead to a plantar plate injury.