Broken Metatarsal is it ok to run?

I would caution be very delicate and run...

run very little.

FORCE THE DAMN BASTARD TO HEAL, ICE IT, COMPRESS IT every chance you have.

I had a metatarsal injury, and in about a week and ahlf i jogged and took it very easy...sure it hurt at times, but was very cautious.

just be very cautious and you should be fine.

If you broke your metatarsal then you would not feel ok in some shoes (especially one that is taking no pressure off the area) and not in others. Get an x ray. If you mean 5th (outside) metatarsal for 'small' then absolutely see a doctor. Fractures of the 5th are very hard to heal properly and have the highest probability of re-fracture. Odds are if you feel ok in some shoes its not a break, more some kind of bruise or pressure point.

tto hsoj wrote:

I realize I should probably go to a doc and ask this question but I dont want to, so here goes. I think I broke my small metatarsal on my right foot a little over 2 weeks ago. When I wear a stiff shoe it seems to bother, but when I wear the Free's I'm able to walk normal and dont really have any problems. Is it ok to run if Im not having any problems wearing the Free's?

Thanks

No, I would not run for at least 4-5 weeks, aqua jog everything; work outs, recovery, ect. Two separate times I fracutured my 3rd and 4th on my right foot. I ran on my first stress fracture for a while until the stinging pain just got unbareable i limped. That was back in my jc days. I had to be off it for nearly 3 months. Better to air on the side of caution than re-injure it. The 4th metatarsal fracture I wised up, it heeled in 5 weeks. Don't worry about your fitness level you'll come out of the pool in better shape than you think. I came out and p.r.'ed in the 1500. Good Luck

Hickey must have thought you were even more of a beast for that..

Shut up, stop complaining and get a set! I ran a race the day after I broke my metatarsal. Stop being such a little bitchy girl. Or if doing actual running doesn't float your boat you can pick up your nearest edition of Galloway's Book on Running which I've been told many times is made for pussies like yourself.

ballgraber69 wrote:

Shut up, stop complaining and get a set! I ran a race the day after I broke my metatarsal. Stop being such a little bitchy girl. Or if doing actual running doesn't float your boat you can pick up your nearest edition of Galloway's Book on Running which I've been told many times is made for pussies like yourself.

Ya I'm a pussy for laying off an injury. You must be tougher than me for not. I didn't make the 12k team after missing the 4k the day before by 2 seconds. (4k 12:02) (4k split in 12k 12:14...) No balls there!

Good for you- you can win some local road races against some of the most out of shape people in Eugene- Get a life and stop trying to be a professional runner. Be realistic you idiot, Steve Laurie owns you shithead.

There is no "probably" about it. The way to find out if it is "OK" is to see a doctor. Nobody here has x-ray vision over the internet. Even a doctor can't diagnose you from a text description. That's why they HAVE X-rays and bone scans in the first place.

No it is NOT OK to run until you know whether or not it is a stress fracture. The way to find out is to go see a doctor.

But don't want to see a doctor. OK, then. Roll the dice. If it breaks completely, you'll be seeing the doctor anyway.

There are Darwinian principles in play here.

anybody ever broken their 5th metatarsal by rolling their ankle? i did this yesterday and am going for an x-ray tomorrow. hurts like a bitch, can't put any pressure on it, so it seems like more than just a strain/sprain.

i realize this is a VERY long recovery process. has anyone done it before? i would appreciate any input.

tto hsoj wrote:

I realize I should probably go to a doc and ask this question but I dont want to, so here goes.

With that brilliant line of thinking, you deserve the long painful injury you're about to deal with