Stress fractures are small bone cracks from overuse. Learn about the causes, who's at risk, and current methods for diagnosis ...

Women’s Health’s Fitness Director Bridie Wilkins, 30, sustained a pelvic stress fracture after excessive running without strength training to build muscle and protect her bones. Since ...

But what if that pain doesn’t go away? It could be a stress fracture—a crack in the bone caused by repeated stress rather ...

Growth plate stress fractures most commonly occur in teenage climbers at the time of the pubertal growth spurt, often around the timing of breast growth for girls and pubic hair in boys. The fingers ...

Bone stress injuries, which include stress fractures, can be debilitating to athletes but are also a problem for the U.S. military, according to public health experts. “Service members who ...

Background Bone stress injuries are common in high-level athletics. Aim To describe the demographics, frequency and anatomical location of stress injuries (ie, stress reaction and stress fractures) in ...

What is a Stress Fracture? A stress fracture is a tiny crack in a bone due to repeated stress or overuse. In bowlers, it most commonly occurs in an area of the lower spine known as the pars ...

They are more common in the femoral neck, the tibial shaft, the metatarsals, and other bones of the foot. In female athletes, stress fractures classically afflict the distance runner, the ballerina, ...