What causes stress fractures?
• Rest from weight bearing activities as much as possible. • For those whose job requires them to weight bear, a walking boot may be used. • The rest period should normally be around 4 weeks to allow sufficient healing. • Recommence activities only once all pain on touch and walking have cleared. • Start with a very slow return to activity and a gradual build of duration and intensity. • If the stress fracture may have been caused by abnormal foot mechanics such as overpronation or oversupination then orthotics may be required to correct this.
