For a long time, I’ve wrestled with writing this. I’ve sought wisdom from mentors of all ages, races, religions and cultures, and I’ve reflected through prayer and meditation. My conclusion ...

Bones need time to adjust to increasing loading forces ... activity during the six to eight weeks it takes most stress fractures to heal.’ If running is resumed too soon, this can cause larger ...

For example, a knee fracture that heals the wrong way will make it hard or painful to walk. Nonunion fractures do not heal in the amount of time that would normally be expected for a specific injury.

THE aim of this short communication is to report on the pronounced effect of vitamin K in speeding up the rate of bone healing. Some clinical observations (Bouckaert, A., and Hart Kliniek ...

Correspondence to Dr Stuart J Warden, Department of Physical Therapy, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA; stwarden{at}iu.edu Mention ‘stress fracture’ to an athlete or coach and there is ...

A new discovery has shed new light on the crucial role of the CD47 protein in bone fracture healing. Scientists have identified CD47 as an essential ...

A literature search was performed to determine whether non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) adversely affect the healing of stress fractures. Evidence exists from laboratory studies and ...

Juventus defender Federico Gatti will be out for several weeks after suffering an injury against Genoa on Saturday.