Posted on January 19, 2008 in Latest News
What is a Stress Fracture
Repetitive stress over a particular bone may result in the breaking of that bone i.e the Stress Fracture. Stress fractures, also known as Fatigue Fractures are commonly seen in the metatarsals of the foot. The stress or fatigue fractures develop as a small crack in the outer shell of the bone.
Symptoms of Stress Fracture
Stress fractures show the following symptoms –
Causes of Stress Fractures
Repeated stress and over exhaustion of a particular bone causes the muscles to become weak and fatigued. The tired and fatigued muscles do not act as shock absorbers for the bone. In this situation, the bone bears all the stress and it eventually cracks under the stress. Other causes could be abnormal foot structure or mechanics like the flat foot, foot deformities like hammer toe, bunion, increased level of activities with proper care, obesity, improper shoes and osteoporosis.
Treatment of Stress Fractures
Stress Fractures could be treated and completely healed within 8 weeks with proper rest and right medication. Rest will help the bone to repair while medications will help fight the swelling, inflammation and pain at the site of fracture. Rest is extremely important in the treatment of the Stress fractures. Carelessness and improper care may cause the fracture to never heal properly or lead to the misalignment of the bone or reinjury.
Prevention of Stress Fractures
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March 12th, 2008 at 5:14 am
well, i supposably have a stress fracture, and i’ve been researching a lot about them. This is the only site i’ve came across that doesn’t say there is a possibility you will have to have surgery. :S what’s up with that?