What is foot stress fracture?

Stress fractures are tiny cracks in the bone caused by the repetitive movements, often by overuse, such as long distance running. Stress fractures can also arise from normal use of a bone that's been weakened by a condition such as osteoporosis. Symptoms include: swelling, pain, and tenderness.

How do members experience foot stress fracture?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with foot stress fracture*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for foot stress fracture*

Who has foot stress fracture on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 9
30s 5
40s 13
50s 21
60s 14
70+ 13

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 22
Female 51

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What is foot stress fracture?

Stress fractures are tiny cracks in the bone caused by the repetitive movements, often by overuse, such as long distance running. Stress fractures can also arise from normal use of a bone that's been weakened by a condition such as osteoporosis. Symptoms include: swelling, pain, and tenderness.



Common symptoms reported by people with foot stress fracture

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for foot stress fracture

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Compare treatments taken by people with foot stress fracture

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Got a question about living with foot stress fracture? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has foot stress fracture on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 34 say foot stress fracture is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 9
30s 5
40s 13
50s 21
60s 14
70+ 13

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 22
Female 51

These charts show data from foot stress fracture patients who have completed their condition history
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