Is pain and fear normal after 4th metatarsal stress fracture?


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Feb 21 2025 4 mins   2

Today's question comes from Priscilla, after she watched the video “Proof you do not have to stop running with a metatarsal stress response.”


She says:


“I am a distance runner, I got a fourth metatarsal stress fracture, I was in the boot 3 months. X-ray is showing some healing but not 100%. I have been walking but I fear it will open up again. Is pain and fear of putting full pressure without the boot normal? I want to run, it is frustrating.”


Is pain and fear normal after a fourth metatarsal stress fracture?


Well, that is a good question and that is what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.