Your foot is comprised of 26 small bones, and any one of them can break if they become overstressed. However, it’s not always easy to determine if you’re dealing with a fracture or a less serious condition like a sprain or a bruise. On today’s blog, we hope to shine a light on some of […]
Women Suffer Foot and Ankle Fractures for Different Reasons
Bone density, weight, age and activity level are all factors that impact a person’s likelihood of suffering a foot fracture. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh recently attempted to decipher exactly which factors put women at the greatest risk of suffering certain fractures. What they found may surprise you. For their study, researchers surveyed nearly […]
Foot Fractures: Treatment and Recovery
Last week, we explored the signs and symptoms of common foot fractures. Today, we’ll explain the treatment options associated with a fracture, and we’ll look at the standard rehabilitation procedure. Non-surgical treatment We briefly touched on the non-surgical treatment options in last week’s post. The most common method for patients who opt to forgo surgery […]
Foot Fractures: Signs, Symptoms and Diagnosis
There are thousands of ways a person can fracture their foot, and most of them stem from a prolonged or direct impact to the foot region. Below, we’ll examine the signs, symptoms and diagnosis of foot fractures. Did I just fracture my foot? Whether you got tackled in football, fell off a ladder, or simply […]
Obese Children at Greater Risk for Foot Fracture
A new study shows a strong link between obese children and foot fractures. Researchers reviewed medical records of 913,178 children from the ages of 2 to 19. Those children who were obese had a markedly higher risk of foot fracture. 19.2% of children surveyed were obese. These children were 1.14 to 1.42 times more likely […]
