Sesamoid pain misdiagnosed as 4th and 5th metatarsal stress reaction

If you are reading this, maybe you have sesamoiditis, a sesamoid stress reaction or a metatarsal stress fracture.

This is a real example from a real patient. This story really illustrates how MRIs can show misleading clues leading to a potential misdiagnosed leading your doctor astray. 

It is crucial that you focus more on your running goals, your injury progress and what it really means precisely where you have pain in your foot. Then and only then can the MRI findings be put in the proper perspective. 

Too much emphasis on MRI findings can make you think you have a different injury.

Today on the Doc On The Run podcast we're talking about how sesamoid pain got misdiagnosed as fourth and fifth metatarsal stress reactions.