Once a navicular stress fracture has been suspected or diagnosed it is important that treatment strategies are begun as soon as possible. This involves several approaches: Activity modification:Activity levels need to be reduced to be within a...
A stress fracture will occur in any bone when the repetitive loads on that bone exceed what the bone is adapted to take. A navicular stress fracture is no different. The bone will develop a stress fracture when the loads exceeds what the bone is...
The only definitive way to tell if you have a navicular stress fracture is with imaging such as an MRI. However, it can be suspected from the history and pattern of symptoms. A navicular stress fracture typically hurts on the top of the foot at the...
A navicular stress fracture typically hurts on the top of the foot at the top of the arch just in front of the ankle joint. The pain starts of slowly but progressively gets worth with more activity. A characteristic feature of a navicular stress...