The worst thing you can do after you've been healing with a stress fracture is to re-injure the bone.
Obviously when that happens, you have a huge setback, you've just lost weeks of training, you're going to lose more fitness, and in some cases you might have to start over again with the fracture walking boot. You don't want to do that.
Today on the Doc On the Run Podcast, we're talking about why the “Hop Test” is the worst test for a runner with a stress fracture who thinks the metatarsal bone has healed enough to run.
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Can a blister on the big toe cause peroneal tendinitis?
Is a cortisone injection malpractice if it causes a plantar fascia rupture in a runner?
Can I run with arthritis in my ankle?
Should I get an MRI of healing plantar fascia tear before I start running?
Can I run if my fracture is not yet healed on x-ray?
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Rehab after tibial sesamoid non-union removal surgery in both feet
Doctor has a runner with a stress fracture for 2 months
Is it better to go barefoot with a stress fracture?
Recovering after fracture should I ramp up running intensity today
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Procedure vs Process in healing faster
Do I have to stop running to cure shin splints?
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Do I Need a Bone Stimulator for a Grade 5 Stress Fracture?
Think of injury recovery as an expanded rest day
What is a Pseudo-Jones fracture?
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