#243 Do I need a fracture boot for a tibial stress fracture?

2019-10-02

Shin splints are common among runners your ramping up their mileage. Unfortunately, stress fractures are also common. If you have an aching pain in the front of your leg you may be misdiagnosed with shinsplints and later find out you have a tibial stress fracture. If that happens, your doctor might panic and want to put you in a fracture walking boot. But it may help you to understand why of fracture walking boot help some fractures and how a fracture walking boot might (or might not) help...

Shin splints are common among runners your ramping up their mileage.

Unfortunately, stress fractures are also common.

If you have an aching pain in the front of your leg you may be misdiagnosed with shinsplints and later find out you have a tibial stress fracture.

If that happens, your doctor might panic and want to put you in a fracture walking boot.

But it may help you to understand why of fracture walking boot help some fractures and how a fracture walking boot might (or might not) help reduce the stress in your shinbone when you have a tibial stress fracture.

Today on the Doc On The Run podcast, we're talking about whether or not you really need a fracture boot for a tibial stress fracture.

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