Our body does an amazing job mending itself in the wake of a fracture, but this process won’t happen overnight. The bone remodeling process oftentimes takes weeks or months, but many patients are surprised to learn that they can actually help this process along if...
When you picture a broken bone, you likely imagine it snapping in one spot, which leaves a fracture between two bone segments. This makes sense, because this standard fracture is the most common type of break pattern, but it’s not the only way that a...
Although they are relatively small in size, a hairline fracture can lead to a variety of uncomfortable symptoms. Moreover, without adequate treatment, these symptoms could linger or worsen. In today’s blog, we take a closer look at why hairline fractures develop and how your foot...
Stress fractures can affect athletes of all ages, but they tend to be more common in young athletes who put too much strain on their feet in a short period of time. This overstress injury can be difficult to treat because it typically requires rest...
You have 26 bones in each foot, but that doesn’t mean that all foot fractures involve the same form of treatment. While a number of foot and toe fractures will heal without the need for surgery, there are some specific foot fractures that are more...
Many foot fractures will resolve on their own without surgical intervention, but that doesn’t mean that you don’t need to proactively treat and protect the fracture site. If you keep trying to go about your day like normal on the assumption that the bones will...
There are 26 bones in each foot, and if one or more of these bones is overloaded with repetitive or acute stress, it can result in a fracture. A foot fracture can make each step uncomfortable and make getting around a challenge, but oftentimes a...
As the name implies, a stress fracture occurs when a bone is overloaded with stress to the point that a crack develops. And while stress is the underlying mechanism, there are a number of underlying factors that can increase a person’s risk of developing a...
Tens of thousands of Americans fracture a bone in their foot each year, and while a good portion of these happen in high trauma incidents that may not seem all that preventable, others break a bone in a completely preventable manner. You may not be...
