Stress fracture Treatment in Orange County

 

Information from your Podiatrist in Orange County

 

Stress fractures are overuse injuries of bone.

Stress fractures most commonly occur in the lower limbs as a result of the
ground-reaction forces that must be dissipated during running, walking, marching,
or jumping.

Tests

 

X-ray, Bone scan, MRI

Treatment

 

Rest
After the pain has subsided slow progression can be made to return to physical
activity

Surgical

It is rare to need surgery to treat a stress fracture