I was diagnosed with a stress reaction in my femoral neck via an mri. I only had minimal pain and now have no pain, so I was surprised by the diagnosis. Doctors are saying completely conflicting things about time to return to ground running. I have read threads on here, but most are in regards to fractures or have different circumstances. Does anyone have any experiences with this injury and the timeframe for returning?
Correction: it’s actually just below the femoral neck but at the very very top of the shaft
Had a cuboid stress reaction, pain was minimal for the first week (after workouts was another story though, which is why I went to the doc in the first place, thought it was a fracture), and the pain pretty much went away after a week/right after it was diagnosed. But I was resting the whole time. Didn't want to risk coming back too soon and having to start my recovery over again, so I just waited around 6 weeks before slowly working my way back. Had no problems that way. Basically trust your docs and let it heal fully, otherwise you'll keep aggravating it and might even end up with a stress fracture. You can also start PT within a couple of weeks or so if you need to keep your conditioning.
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