One of the questions I get most often from runners with stress fractures is...
"How can I get it to heal better? How do I get back to running faster?"
The best way is to remove the stress so that the stress fracture can actually heal as fast as possible. That sounds obvious, but most runners aren't doing that.
I talked to a runner just a couple of days ago who was not running on it, but she was walking on it...a lot.
She told me, “Well, I have a fracture walking boot, but I'm walking in it and my foot hurts."
My first response was, “Why aren't you using crutches to take the stress off of it? If walking is making it hurt, you're not going to get better quickly. It'll get better eventually, probably, but certainly not as fast as possible.”
Do I have to use crutches if I have a fibula stress fracture?
Well, that's what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.
Single most important stretch for Sesamoid fracture in runner
Should I expect to have plantar plate pain when I resume running
Surgical options sesamoid fracture nonunion
Which comes first after plantar plate heals running or dress shoes
Do you have to a cut a ligament to remove a painful neuroma?
Did I tear my fascia after plantar fascia surgery?
Can I run in zero drop shoes after plantar plate sprain heals?
What sandals can I wear with hallux rigidus?
Can peroneal nerve tendinitis cause 5th metatarsal pain?
Is it possible to run with a sesamoid fracture non-union?
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Should I have serial injections for sinus tarsi syndrome
Your goal tells me how chronic your running injury
Are you depressed because of a running injury?
Can collateral toe ligaments be surgically repaired?
Do I keep using compression socks until healed?
2 Reasons for morning pain with a fracture boot
First 3 steps when runners feel a lump in the leg
3 things you should not tell your new doctor
3 mistakes runners make that lead to plantar plate surgery
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