PR MD Running

06/28/2026

The evidence keeps mounting that one of the most common orthopedic surgeries in the US is not actually better (and probably worse) than a placebo surgery.

People with meniscus tears who underwent surgery had poorer knee function and worse osteoarthritis after 10 years than those who did not

06/26/2026

Remember, taking NSAIDs is not actually helpful for recovery, and frequent use comes with a lot of unnecessary risks. If you're having enough pain from running to consider taking meds, you really need to adjust your training and see an expert who can help you address the root cause of the issue.

06/25/2026

Doctors are supposed to practice evidence-based medicine (an approach to healthcare that uses the best available scientific research to guide medical decisions for individual patients), so it's weird to hear doctors telling runners that stretching is very important when almost all available evidence points to the contrary - we can hardly measure an effect.

The meta-analysis below pooled together 25 trials, including 26,610 participants with 3464 injuries, for analysis. They found the stratified exposure analyses proved NO BENEFICIAL EFFECT FOR STRETCHING (RR 0.963 (0.846–1.095)).

But they also found that strength training can reduce acute injuries by 1/3 and overuse injuries by 1/2!

Of course, every runner who has taken our PR Running class already knows and has links to even more articles making this point.

Background Physical activity is important in both prevention and treatment of many common diseases, but sports injuries can pose serious problems. Objective To determine whether physical activity exercises can reduce sports injuries and perform stratified analyses of strength training, stretching, p...