Does anyone know anything about the medical hold on stress fractures in the air force?
I am currently on convalescent leave because there was a hold supposedly put on separating stress fractures in the air force during basic training. I go back in a week and I still have not heard anything one way or the other and am just looking for some answers.
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Can you receive bone fractures from Osteo Arthritis?
I have osteoarthritis and has undergone bi-lateral total hip replacements. I was at a follow-up appointment with my doctor and was complaining about pain in my right ankle and swelling of it. I was experiencing this trouble way before the surgeries and my doctor had it x-rayed and it shows old and new fractures.
Fractures may be a result of osteoporosis, not osteoarthritis. OA is a disease of the joints (specifically of the cartilage that lines the joints). It is not a bone disease although the wearing and thinning of cartilage can cause bone deformity, osteophytes, bone cysts around the joint.
Osteoporosis is a disease of the bones, causing them to become more porous, less dense, thus weaker, with a propensity to fracture easily.
Have any of your doctors suggested a bone density test?
What equipment is used to diagnose bone fractures?
Other than X-Ray. I'm looking especifically at equipment used to diagnose compression fractures.
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Physical examination may show kyphosis. There is also tenderness over the injured vertebrae.
A spine x-ray shows at least one compressed vertebra that is shorter than the other vertebrae.
If there is no history of significant trauma, a bone density test needs to be done to evaluate for osteoporosis.
If there is concern that the fracture was caused by a tumor eating away at and weakening the bone, a CT or MRI scan is necessary to get a better look at the bone. Also, if the fracture was caused by high-energy trauma (fall from a height, car accident, etc.) then a CT scan is needed to see if there are bone fragments pressing on the spinal cord.
Can you recover from tendinitis and stress fractures in the hip area?
I had an MRI done and she said that I had some stress fractures and leakage? I got out the military and they gave me a dissability for tendinitis? Can I do some type of weight trainig/stretching to heal without medication or surgery?
Both these conditions take time & patience to heal. I would suggest getting into a good physical therepist, I’m sure your doctor can recommend one. You don’t want to do weight training without someone who can professionally monitor your progress so you don’t create more problems.
How long does it take for fractures on top of foot to heal?
I have 2 small fractures on the dorsal metatarsal of my left foot. How much time will it take for them to heal on the average. I'm 60 years old, female and in better than average physical condition.
Ouch!
They say it normally takes about 6 weeks for most things to heal. The metatarsals form part of the arch of the foot and are weight bearing.
http://www.podiatrychannel.com/anatomy/
Because they have to bear so much weight, it would probably be a good idea to follow up with physiotherapy to strengthen this area after the rest of waiting the 6 weeks. Are you using crutches now? You might want to go to a cane for a bit till the foot is strengthened, and a cushion orthotic (arch support) for awhile also.
This answer is not meant to constitute medical advise, so check with your doctor for follow up.
How do I heal stress fractures the best and quickest?
I tried running about the equivalent of a marathon without training for it. I am athletic, but that is another beast to deal with. I couldn't even run much more than half of it.
I have 2 stress fractures in my feet. One in each. One near my left ankle bone and the other is on my right and is likely a metatarsal. I didn't have any X-rays to prove it. You just kinda know sometimes. I have gone over 2 months without running or serious sports and it's still not healed up. I was working some and maybe this slowed the healing, as I was on my feet and lifting some stuff now and then.
I've drank more milk than usual, taken some calcium supplements, actually laid off pop, which science has proven to contribute towards fractures later in life. Caffeine also leaches calcium.
I am 29. Have no insurance. Wanted to try a PEMF device(bone-growth stimulator), but not enough money. Is there a place I could rent one??
Have crutches at home, haven't used them much.
Suggestions, other?
The unfortunate truth is, even walking normally, you are "stressing" the fracture. I had this twice, once in the left 3rd metatarsal and later the right 4th.
Basically I had to have a "walking cast" that had a rubber ball on my heel to avoid "using" my feet in a normal fashion.
It sucks, but there is really NOTHING that can be done other than staying off it and looking like an idiot walking on your heel (walking cast or not) OR using your crutches for much longer than you feel that you need to use them. (a fracture is a fracture and if you don't lay off them, you will pay in the long run)
I wish you luck and sympathize with your situation.
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