How to tell when it is okay to resume running with a stress fracture

Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast we’re talking about how you can tell when it’s okay to resume running with a stress fracture.   A runner named Whitney recently sent a great question to me on Twitter. Whitney asked “if you suspect a stress reaction/fracture how do you know when it’s healed enough to resume running? Thanks for your podcast!”   As we all know stress fractures in the foot are one of the most common overuse injuries among runners. But just because stress fractures are common, it doesn’t necessarily mean that every runner who gets an aching, throbbing pain in the ball of foot has a stress fracture. And even if you do have a stress fracture you have to figure out what that really means. So, here are the 10 steps to use when you’re trying to figure out whether or not your stress fracture has healed enough to resume running.