# 162. Three top tips for treating runners with a meniscal injury. Physio Edge Track record: Running repairs podcast with Tom Goom Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/physio-edge-podcast-with-david-pope-1059059/162-three-top-tips-for-treating-runners-with-a-meniscal-injury-physio-edge-track-record-running-repairs-podcast-with-tom-goom Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/physio-edge-podcast-with-david-pope-1059059/162-three-top-tips-for-treating-runners-with-a-meniscal-injury-physio-edge-track-record-running-repairs-podcast-with-tom-goom.md Podcast: [Physio Edge podcast with David Pope](https://stenobird.com/podcast/physio-edge-podcast-with-david-pope-1059059) Published: 2024-04-05T15:31:05+00:00 Episode link: https://physioedge.libsyn.com/162-three-top-tips-for-treating-runners-with-a-meniscal-injury-physio-edge-track-record-running-repairs-podcast-with-tom-goom Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/physioedge/162.mp3?dest-id=72110 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/physio-edge-podcast-with-david-pope-1059059/episodes/162-three-top-tips-for-treating-runners-with-a-meniscal-injury-physio-edge-track-record-running-repairs-podcast-with-tom-goom Duration seconds: 1199 ## Resource How can you treat patients who experience knee pain and swelling during and after running? If you suspect their symptoms are caused by a meniscal injury, how can you rehab and return these patients to running without surgery? In this Physio Edge: Running repairs podcast with Tom Goom, you'll explore meniscal injuries in runners, recent research on runners with meniscal tears, and how to provide effective non-surgical management. You'll discover: Initial steps for managing pain and swelling in affected runners. Techniques to restore and maintain range of movement. Strategies for rebuilding strength in key muscle groups. Approaches to improve impact control and tolerance, preparing runners for a gradual return to their sport. When to manage these patients non-surgically, and when to refer for a surgical opinion. Tom explores the physical aspects of recovery, along with the impact of general health, weight management, and gait retraining on knee health. With a realistic timeline for recovery and a focus on individualised treatment plans, this podcast is a must-listen for therapists who treat runners. 🔗 Free Webinar Alert! Don't miss out on our free webinars for therapists on shin pain and Achilles tendinopathy in runners. Check the links below for more information. Free running injury assessment & treatment video series available now Improve running injury assessment & treatment now with the Running Repairs Online course with Tom Goom at clinicaledge.co/runningrepairs . Links associated with this episode: Free Achilles tendinopathy videos Discover the simple secrets to successfully treat tendon pain in this free three part video series with Tom Goom Improve your confidence and clinical reasoning with a free trial Clinical Edge membership Join Tom live on Facebook & ask yo… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/physio-edge-podcast-with-david-pope-1059059/episodes/162-three-top-tips-for-treating-runners-with-a-meniscal-injury-physio-edge-track-record-running-repairs-podcast-with-tom-goom/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/physio-edge-podcast-with-david-pope-1059059/162-three-top-tips-for-treating-runners-with-a-meniscal-injury-physio-edge-track-record-running-repairs-podcast-with-tom-goom.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.