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  • 02: From Campus to Cubicle, Solving Runner’s Knee After a Life Shift

    02: From Campus to Cubicle, Solving Runner’s Knee After a Life Shift
    Sep 19 2025
    In this episode of Interdisciplinary Case Miles, Dr. Kate Mihevc Edwards (physical therapist), Dr. Sara Raiser (running medicine physician), and Kelsey Pontius (sports dietitian) dive into the case of a 26-year-old former collegiate runner who now spends his time running trails, biking, and staying active outdoors. Since leaving the structured world of collegiate athletics, his lifestyle, training, and recovery patterns have shifted—bringing new challenges to his body, including persistent anterior knee pain.

    The team explores how running changes once the collegiate safety net of coaches, meal plans, and regimented schedules disappears. They unpack the biomechanics of patellar tendinopathy, patellar femoral knee pain, the impact of lifestyle stressors, the role of nutrition and hydration without institutional support, and the mental frustration of injury after multiple failed treatments. This conversation highlights what clinicians, athletes, and coaches need to consider when runners transition into “real life” training, and how an interdisciplinary approach can restore both performance and confidence.

    Whether you’re a weekend warrior, a coach helping athletes through transitions, or a clinician working with frustrated runners, this case will give you practical insights into recovery, resilience, and the realities of post-college running.

    Timestamps:
    • 0:00 – Intro & sponsor shoutout
    • 4:30 – Case intro: former collegiate runner with anterior knee pain
    • 9:15 – Physician’s perspective: imaging, biomechanics & tendinopathy
    • 15:00 – Nutrition, hydration & lifestyle after college athletics
    • 22:40 – Stress, recovery, and the mental load of long-term pain
    • 29:30 – The role of gait, bike fit, and strength training
    • 38:00 – Why multiple providers often miss the bigger picture
    • 45:15 – Interdisciplinary takeaways


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    A big thank you to our sponsor, Lever Movement — a treadmill-based body weight support system used by clinicians, coaches, and athletes around the world. Whether you're rehabbing from injury, managing training load, returning postpartum, or focusing on performance, Lever is a versatile tool that helps keep runners running. As a listener, use the code CaseMiles for 20% off any of their 3 units. Thanks for joining us on Interdisciplinary Case Miles — real runners, real problems, real solutions.
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    26 min
  • 01: High Hamstring, High Stakes – Treating Tendinopathy in a Female Marathoner

    01: High Hamstring, High Stakes – Treating Tendinopathy in a Female Marathoner
    Sep 4 2025
    Welcome to the first episode of Interdisciplinary Case Miles, where real runner stories meet expert clinical insight. In this episode, Dr. Kate Mihevc Edwards (physical therapist), Dr. Sara Raiser (Running Medicine Physician), and Kelsey Pontius (sports dietitian) tackle a complex case: a 32-year-old professional marathoner struggling with a non-healing proximal hamstring tendinopathy. The team breaks down biomechanics, differential diagnoses, rehab strategies, hormonal and nutritional considerations, and the mental load of chronic injury. Whether you're a runner, coach, clinician, or performance professional, this episode offers real-world strategies and a fresh, interdisciplinary perspective on one of the most frustrating injuries in endurance sports.


    • 0:00 – Intro to Interdisciplinary Case Miles
    • 3:00 – Why we started this podcast
    • 6:30 – Case intro: Proximal hamstring tendinopathy
    • 9:45 – Physical therapy evaluation insights (Dr. Mihevc Edwards)
    • 17:20 – Nutrition red flags and lab markers (Kelsey Pontius)
    • 23:00 – Stress, hormones & female athlete considerations (Dr. Raiser)
    • 30:00 – Common misdiagnoses and missed treatment steps
    • 36:30 – Sprinting, eccentrics & progressive loading
    • 42:00 – Mental fatigue, missed diagnoses & patient advocacy
    • 47:15 – Final takeaways from each expert


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    If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to follow and subscribe so you never miss a case.

    Have a question or a case you'd like us to explore on the show? We’d love to hear from you. Reach out anytime at runcasemiles@gmail.com.

    A big thank you to our sponsor, Lever Movement — a treadmill-based body weight support system used by clinicians, coaches, and athletes around the world. Whether you're rehabbing from injury, managing training load, returning postpartum, or focusing on performance, Lever is a versatile tool that helps keep runners running. As a listener, use the code CaseMiles for 20% off any of their 3 units. Thanks for joining us on Interdisciplinary Case Miles — real runners, real problems, real solutions.
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    34 min