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Stress Fracture (Lower Leg)

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Average recovery time: 105 days

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WileyKyO-T44 daysPool jogging and biking helped recovery and helped me maintain an acceptable level of fitness.details
Hanabanana54 daysno idea why it happened, but i stopped using my ankle braces and that seemed to help so...details
qgillet61 daysrest and icedetails
WileyKyO-T79 daysdetails
Inprin101 daysdetails
big ev112 daysdetails
nmulder125 daysInjury was caused by over-racing. Cape Odyssey week 1, Eden Challenge week 2, Rogaine week 3. It was finally diagnosed as a Grade 4 Stress Fracture, the worst. There was a complete break across the upper part of the bone, high shin area. Took 4 months off running, intially on crutches for 1.5 months.details
big ev143 daysdetails
Jules163 daysdetails
Sswede172 daysToday I had an x-ray and revisited the ortho doc. Things look good and I got the go ahead to restart training. Yippiiee!! The process will be slow, starting with walking one mile on the treadmill and building up 10% a week until I can walk 4 miles without discomfort. Then I can start some running: walk 1 mile, run 1 mile, walk antoher, etc. I'm hopfully on my way back! Some changes to think about: no running on cement for long periods (I did this for my usual 3 mile run, 3x a week) and no mo...details
Jac24+ daysdetails
T - runner128+ daysdetails
OLofsson393+ daysdetails
Tundra/Desert415+ daysdetails


 

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