Kate Mihevc Edwards

Episode 19 of the Interdisciplinary Case Miles Podcast is live 👟🦴

Navicular bone stress injuries are not straight forward and can be so frustrating. This episode follows a high school track athlete with a navicular bone stress injury that just wouldn’t fully heal. She rested. Rehabbing helped temporarily. Symptoms kept coming back.

What made this case complicated wasn’t just the injury itself.

We discuss:
• Why navicular injuries are considered high-risk bone stress injuries
• How low energy availability can impact healing
• The role of biomechanics, strength, and landing strategy
• Why fear and loss of confidence can become part of recovery
• Why persistent foot pain deserves a deeper look

Healing often requires looking at the whole athlete — training load, fueling, mechanics, nervous system, confidence, and support systems.

Featuring:
▫️ Dr. Sara Reiser MD, FAAPMR, CAQSM, LMT
▫️ Kelsey Pontius RD, CSSD
▫️ Dr. Kate Mihevc Edwards PT, DPT, OCS

If you work with runners, coach athletes, parent athletes, or are navigating a long recovery yourself, this conversation matters.

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You know me I got home from this crazy weekend treating runners and totally relaxed. Just kidding I wrote an article about the medical tent in -take a look if you want to know more about the other side of the finish line!

Best sighting of the day! I should’ve known we’d find each other on the way to get coffee. Good luck today .pace ❤️👟

Made it to Boston for Marathon weekend. I love coming back every year to one of my favorite cities. I used to run the race but now I get to come be a part of the race in another way, helping our athletes and working in the finish line medical tent on marathon Monday!

Spent this afternoon helping some of our team get ready for the Invitational Mile! Looking forward to cheering them on in the morning! They race at 11:50.