What you need to know about the prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of stress fractures.

Stress fractures are small bone cracks from overuse. Learn about the causes, who's at risk, and current methods for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.

A top sports medicine doctor shares a foot stress fracture test, plus how to treat and prevent the condition.

If running is resumed too soon, this can cause larger fractures to develop, which can lead to chronic problems in the bone.

Mark Leiter Jr. traces the lingering pain in his left leg to a lost 11th-inning footrace in Cincinnati on June 24, when the ...

A stress fracture in the foot is an overuse injury. It's common in athletes and people who try to do too much activity too quickly. Learn how to recognize signs of a stress fracture.

Shin splints are caused by stress on your shinbone and the connective tissues that attach muscles to your bones, causing inflammation and pain in the shins.

Stress fracture of the sacroiliac joint is rare and may present with symptoms similar to those of low back pain. According to the literature, the incidence of the symptoms, which are similar to those ...

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Stress fractures start as a stress reaction. “A stress reaction or a stress injury happens when the bone starts to swell inside,” says Metzl. “The worse the symptoms get and the more you don ...