Repetitive and excessive stress on a bone can cause stress fractures that most often involve the leg or foot. These are common injuries that many patients overlook until the injury worsens and causes ...

Microscopic tears of the muscle away from the lining of the bone causes the pain. Predisposing factors include overpronation and running on hard surfaces, and shin splints are more common in novice ...

Runners descend onto the MacArthur Causeway during the Life Time Miami Marathon on Sunday, January 28, 2024, in Miami, Florida. Stress fractures can happen in running and in some instances, may ...

Repetitive and excessive stress on a bone can cause stress fractures, most often involving the leg or foot. These are common injuries that many patients overlook until the injury worsens and causes ...

A study at Ulm University and its Medical Center has uncovered the molecular mechanisms by which psychological trauma and other massively stressful experiences slow down the healing of bone fractures.

That unmistakable sound of bone giving way under pressure sends immediate dread through anyone who hears it. Broken bones account for millions of medical visits annually in the United States alone, ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new study, girls and young women who got lots of vitamin D through their diet and supplements were half as likely to suffer a stress fracture as those who didn't get ...