Stress Fractures In Runners
Stress fractures in runners are common, but can be easily missed. Here's our guide to spotting femoral, tibial, metatarsal and sacral stress fractures.
Aren’t I too young for a hip replacement?
It’s time to debunk some myths about hip replacement surgery. It’s time to end ageism in the hip arthroplasty world.
9 Stress fracture diagnostic mistakes to avoid.
Its marathon season again, and already my clinic is littered with stress fractured runners. There are a lot of myths around stress fractures, that prevent the clinician from taking action.
Beware the A & E X-ray – is a fracture being missed?
In these pressured conditions, it’s no surprise that sometimes injury assessment and X-ray interpretation doesn’t always go to plan.
Why we need to investigate stress fractures carefully.
Most patients with bone stress injuries are able to give you a pretty good account of how they came to be in trouble. My patient had another tale to tell.
Stress Fractures: Spotting the sheep and shepherding recovery
Stress fractures can occur in almost any bone in the body. Metatarsal, fibular, and tibial stress fractures are the obviously common ones in runners, but many wannabe marathoners who present with groin or SIJ area pain receive an incorrect or vague diagnosis, when they might be suffering from a pelvic or sacral ala stress fracture. [...]
Stress Fractures: why we need to get energy balance savvy!
Runners love running, and it is often difficult for a non-runner to understand the desire to run, even when injured. A big fear for our patients who run regularly is to be told to ‘give up ’, which may explain why runners struggle on, delaying seeking advice. Thankfully, there is a great deal we can [...]