Top 4 MRI Questions to Ask Your Doctor With a Plantar Plate Sprain

If you are a runner with a plantar plate sprain and you already had an MRI, but you are still not getting better, the MRI report may not answer every question that matters.

 

In this episode, Dr. Christopher Segler explains four questions he believes runners should ask their doctors about MRI imaging of a plantar plate injury. He discusses MRI slice thickness, why the plantar plate is difficult to image, why your doctor should personally review the MRI images instead of relying only on the radiology report, why you should ask to see the suspected plantar plate injury on the images, and when ultrasound may help confirm what is actually happening.

 

The goal is to help runners have a more useful discussion with their doctors, better understand the severity of the injury, and avoid losing unnecessary running fitness while waiting for a workable plan.