Hi all -
I have an athlete who has had chronic stress fractures in both femur, tibia, and metatarsals.
Anyone have any advice on reducing the future prospect of these occuring.
Exercises? Bimechanical adjustments?
Thanks!
Hi all -
I have an athlete who has had chronic stress fractures in both femur, tibia, and metatarsals.
Anyone have any advice on reducing the future prospect of these occuring.
Exercises? Bimechanical adjustments?
Thanks!
Stress-fractured-out wrote:
Hi all -
I have an athlete who has had chronic stress fractures in both femur, tibia, and metatarsals.
Anyone have any advice on reducing the future prospect of these occuring.
Exercises? Bimechanical adjustments?
Thanks!
Why would exercises (muscular) reduce incidences of stress fractures (bone)?
Lose some weight, smooth out your form. Then the stress on your bones will lessen.
Try working on your stability muscles with a wobble board and core (concentrating on your hips). Often weak hips/glutes can lead to many issues down below.
take vit d and calcium
Watch TV. Hours in front of the television will lesson the pounding on your body.
Piano_Man87 wrote:
Lose some weight, smooth out your form. Then the stress on your bones will lessen.
Many times, especially when the athlete is female, the opposite advice "Gain some weight" is in line. If the athlete is female, and not having regular periods, this is the most important thing to do.
You should also have this athlete get a bone scan.
The stress of running should not cause recurring stress fractures in someone with good bone health.
Not an exercise, but getting at the root of the problem: http://online.wsj.com/articles/gait-analysis-the-serious-runners-salvation-1411428069