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LeftofObama

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3. I don't want to hijack Bertha's thread, so I'll be brief...

Reply to Aristus (Reply #1)

Wed Oct 9, 2013, 07:36 PM

Oct 2013

Is it true that the only remedy for a minor stress fracture is just to stop running for a few weeks and give it time to heal? I'm pretty sure I had one earlier this year so I stopped running for about 4 weeks and swam instead. I went back to running and now the pain seems to be gone. Now every time I go for a run I'm afraid it's going to flair up again. Is there anything I can do to prevent it from happening again?

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Did they ever figure out what causes shin splints? [View all] Bertha Venation Oct 2013 OP

Osgood-Schlatter syndrome. Aristus Oct 2013 #1

I don't want to hijack Bertha's thread, so I'll be brief... LeftofObama Oct 2013 #3

I thought that was strictly a knee problem laundry_queen Oct 2013 #4

Oh, they are SO fun! :( Myrina Oct 2013 #2

I thought it was a muscular issue ... Tuesday Afternoon Oct 2013 #5

I had Osgood Schlatter's as a teen (ALMOST the only age group affected) and it has something to do.. MiddleFingerMom Oct 2013 #6

It's pretty simple: repeated trauma to the connective muscle tissue surrounding the tibia. CIT13 Oct 2013 #7