While the pandemic has made people conscious about remaining active for health, fitness and immunity, doctors have noticed a significant rise in the number of people experiencing ‘stress fracture’. According to experts, since the phased unlocking last year, cases of stress fracture have increased by 100 per cent. What is stress fracture and what are its symptoms? “Jumping up and down repeatedly, running long distances, or wearing wrong or worn-out footwear can cause a stress fracture. “This injury begins with repetitive and excessive stress on the bone which can result into the acceleration of normal bone remodelling, the production of micro fractures (caused by insufficient time for the bone to repair), the creation of a bone stress injury (i.e., stress reaction), and, eventually, a stress fracture,” he said.

Source: Indian Express August 15, 2021 06:56 UTC