Return to running Archives - Physio Room https://physioroomco.com/tag/return-to-running/ The Physio Room specializes in physical therapy, rehab, performance, and recovery. We provide innovative care to our clients by focusing on their needs. We have locations in Highlands Ranch, DTC, and Littleton. Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:42:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://physioroomco.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Favicon.jpg Return to running Archives - Physio Room https://physioroomco.com/tag/return-to-running/ 32 32 227. Finding Your Perfect Stride | Dr. Vikash Sharma https://physioroomco.com/227-finding-your-perfect-stride-dr-vikash-sharma/ Tue, 02 Jun 2026 12:00:15 +0000 https://physioroomco.com/?p=37003 When the question every injured runner is afraid to ask, “Do I have to stop?”,  finally gets a straight answer, it turns out the real story has less to do with the pain itself and more to do with everything the runner wasn’t tracking.   Dr. Andrew Fix sits down with Dr. Vikash Sharma, DPT, […]

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When the question every injured runner is afraid to ask, “Do I have to stop?”,  finally gets a straight answer, it turns out the real story has less to do with the pain itself and more to do with everything the runner wasn’t tracking.

 

Dr. Andrew Fix sits down with Dr. Vikash Sharma, DPT, founder of Perfect Stride Physical Therapy in New York, to talk through managing running injuries, avoiding stress fractures, and building a smart return to running after time off.

 

Stress fractures get missed more often than they should, and the clue is usually hiding in a two-minute conversation about nutrition and training load. Has your mileage gone up? Has your food intake kept pace? For a lot of runners, the answer to that second question is no.

 

For soft tissue injuries, Sharma’s approach is less about stopping and more about finding a sustainable baseline, trimming the run, filling the rest with cross-training, and using that window to build the strength and mobility that likely broke down first.

 

The conversation also covers training load management, deload weeks, why most runners’ strength work stopped producing results long ago, and what a real return-to-run progression actually looks like.

 

Find Dr. Vikash Sharma at @vikashsharma_dpt on Instagram or at perfectstridept.com. His clinical education platform for coaches and clinicians is at runningforlifeeducation.

 

 

Quotes

  • “Runners run. That’s what they want to do, and they’ll keep running until the wheels fall off.” (09:48 | Dr. Vikash Sharma)
  • “If two months ago you were running X amount of mileage and now you’re up 75% from that, but your nutrition hasn’t really changed at all, and now you’re starting to get signs and symptoms that make me think you have a bone stress injury, a hundred percent we’re shutting it down.” (10:39| Dr. Vikash Sharma)
  • “Just like training their musculoskeletal system, just like training their nervous system and their brain — we got to train your gut as well.” (22:13 | Dr. Vikash Sharma)
  • “Your low days need to be low so that your high days can truly be high days.” (32:53 | Dr. Vikash Sharma)
  • “There’s always a story behind this human. There is a human in front of you. Just get back to that human element and dig — a lot of your questions will get answered the more they’re talking to you.” (54:23 | Dr. Vikash Sharma)

 

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“There is not a one-size-fits-all return to running program or protocol,” explains host Dr. Andrew. Post-injury, it may be challenging to figure out returning to running safely. Since there is no one way to heal, Dr. Andrew lays out different ways to become a runner once again.

 

If you injure yourself from running, you may believe that all you need to do is rest. Although taking a break is worthwhile, it may not prevent the problem from happening again. The most important action to take if you have an injury is to get to the root of the problem and determine what you can do to be an efficient runner for the rest of your life.

 

No matter what your circumstance is, you can return to running post-injury. Learn more about developing an individualized training plan, rest and recovery, and how to prevent running-related injuries in the first place.

 

Quotes

• “There is not a one-size-fits-all return to running program or protocol. Everybody’s situation is unique and different.” (3:36-3:42 | Andrew)

• “Make sure you give yourself adequate time for recovery between your runs as you build your volume back up.” (7:35-7:41 | Andrew)

• “You don’t just run and then when something hurts you rest it. And then when it feels better, you go back to running, because then that same cycle is going to continue to happen.” (11:28-11:37 | Andrew)

• “Don’t wait to address something that’s bothering you until it gets to the point where you’re forced to address it.” (14:11-14:16 | Andrew)

• “I’m in the business of trying to help people get back to the activities that they love to do and not deal with the nagging injuries that continue to plague us.” (24:04-24:12 | Andrew)

 

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