i've had a stress fracture in my right foot for 4 months. do i still have i!
Question: I've had a stress fracture in my right foot for 4 months. do i still have it?
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You suffered a broken bone in your foot - of course you're going to hurt when you go back to running. You have to ease back into it; I'm currently reconditioning after breaking my tibia and fibula so I know this road very well! Start with a very short run, five or ten minutes. Work your way up adding just a few minutes a week over the course of maybe a month or month and a half. Your body is accustomed to not running at all, and furthermore your gait (and overall muscle usage) probably changed while you were recovering from the fracture, meaning that your muscles might not be functioning at 100%.
I would highly recommend finding a sports physician or chiropractor that specializes in Active Release Techniques, which means finding and releasing knots in the body's connective tissue. These knots are especially prone to form when you're recovering from an injury, and they inhibit your normal ranges of motion when you try to get back to your old training.
Been there, done that; also a personal trainer