Stress fracture treatment

Question 1

What is a stress fracture?

Answer 1

Common in weight bearing lower limbs, small minute hairline cracks in a bone

Question 2

What is the cause of a stress fracture?

Answer 2

Over use, loaiing, sudden change in training, surfaces, rhythmic repetitive stress, muscle fatigue, early/pre season trining

Question 3

What are the symptoms?

Answer 3

Pain/swelling, touch sensitive to specific area more acute during the event than after with increase acitiyy

Question 4

What is the acute stage?

Answer 4

Price, saltaps, medical attention for diagnosis and treatment
apply ice
seek x ray
non weight bearing

Question 5

What is the sub acute?

Answer 5

Complete rest/immobilsaiton for 2-3 weeks

Question 6

What is the rehbilation phase?

Answer 6

Further inacitvity for up to 2-3 months to prevent increase and stress on stress fracture
gradual return to exercise,
physiotherapy- posture.alligment, technique, decrease further injury, good fotwear
strength.mobility, stretching, balance