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Woman exercising in a rehabilitation center LOWER LEG

Bone stress injury

Bone stress injuries can develop when repetitive loading outpaces the bone's ability to remodel and recover.

Picture This

You begin training for a race and rapidly increase your running days. A small, pinpoint area of lower-leg pain gets worse with activity. That is a reason to stop guessing and get assessed.

LOWER LEG MOTIVATION“Tibia honest...”Your lower legs work hard. Give them the strength and recovery they deserve.
Why it can happenA rapid increase in running frequency, duration, or intensity can raise repetitive load on bone; other factors can also affect bone-stress risk.
ImportantFocal bone pain with activity needs clinical assessment. Stop running and other impact activity while a bone stress injury is being assessed; do not use the exercises on this page to “push through” suspected injury.
! Suspected bone stress injury → get assessed
AAOS stress-fracture guide ↗

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