47.93±4.59%). Conclusions Stress on the lateral side of the foot during heel raise may cause stress fractures of the 5th metatarsal.

Background Proximal fifth metatarsal stress fractures (so called Jones fractures) usually occur due to chronic repetitive forces. Soccer players on the status of incomplete fracture don't complain ...

‘Running with a forefoot strike increases the load on the foot and ankle ... strike too quickly can increase the risk of a metatarsal stress fracture.’ People who overpronate are also more ...

A foot stress fracture can happen in an instant or gradually get worst with time. But it usually starts with a flinch – something that doesn’t feel right in your foot – then a sinking feeling in your ...

The 24-year-old has been sidelined since late last season with a stress fracture in the third metatarsal of his right foot. That cut short a season in which he averaged a career-high 19.5 points ...