Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Stress Fractures

stress fractureis fracture caused by non-traumatic, cumulative overload on a bone; caused by a number of factors including over training, incorrect biomechanics, fatigue, hormonal imbalance, poor nutrition, and osteoporosis.

A stress fracture is fracture caused by non-traumatic, cumulative overload on a bone; caused by a number of factors including overtraining, incorrect biomechanics, fatigue, hormonal imbalance, poor nutrition, and osteoporosis.
Most often a stress fracture is an overuse injury. It occurs when muscles become fatigued and are unable to absorb added shock. Eventually, the fatigued muscle transfers the overload of stress to the bone causing a tiny crack called a stress fracture.



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