Stress Fractures

[Matt Harty]

I need to get a bone scan for both of my shins to see if I have them. Anybody else run into these before?

[Terra]

Yep. I get "greenstick" fractures all the time because I'm pretty small (4'10" and 84 pounds) and physical. I think it's the same as a stress fracture. If your into sports you'll end up getting these and will need to bench yourself until they heal. Sometimes when you get older, they'll flare up again and re stress.

I run CC and I have to take extra calcium and glucoseamine so my ankles won't re injure.

[glowbelly]

you're pocket size!!

[Matt Harty]

Yeah but I have a problem with being out 4-6 weeks, i'm going to miss the season.

And what, after that I have to worry about it coming up again? I thought bones get stronger as they heal. It's so stupid that I have to be held back from competing because of shin splints, and now a dumb bone having a tiny little crack.

DSAKHBSFO;MLFDGH

[Sethomas]

You wouldn't have this problem if you would just get the adamentium skeletal plating.

And yeah, Terra's a spinner.

[Anonymous]

post your bone scans here

[kellychaos]

You're in track, right? What shoes do you practice in? I know it's a little late advice now but that could be part of the problem.

[Terra]

The problem with green sticks and stress fractures is that you have to NOT continue to stress them. Your benched. Deal with it and try to heal. I lost two season's back to back because I wouldn't follow the doctor's orders.

Another key is going to be nutrition and in lots of athletics this is the first order of business. As soon as you begin to take the basic nutrients out of your workout (the body always takes from itself in order to send energy to the area that is being exercised), you begin to create stress on a cellular level. This keeps the area from healing correctly and keeps YOU on the bench.

Good luck.

[Matt Harty]

Originally Posted by kellychaos

You're in track, right? What shoes do you practice in? I know it's a little late advice now but that could be part of the problem.

Nah i've done everything possible with shoes. I've got custom insoles, custom shoe, and I haven't even started running with spikes yet. Those will put twice the pressure on the shins.

Oh well...

[kellychaos]

I realize that you're probably not going to be running at all for a week or more but have you ever asked your coach if you could practice on an alternate track at least for some of the practice... something like a hard-packed trail? Actually, if it's a hilly sort of trail it lowers your heart rate and improves your breathing better than a flat track and there's not as much impact.

[Terra]

The problem is that you can't be on it at all in order to heal effectively. Unfortunately some stress fractures aren't enough to keep anybody out of school so that they can stay OFF of the injury. So it will take almost as long as a "break" to heal. Insurance companies hate these kinds of injuries.

This means no running. Period.