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Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast, we’re talking about the most critical healing time for a metatarsal fracture.
If you’re a runner with a metatarsal fracture, the decisions you make during the first week may have a greater impact on healing than anything else you do over the next several months.
During those first seven days, your body begins building the biological foundation that allows the fracture to heal.
Immediately after a fracture, your body launches an emergency repair response.
Inflammatory cells clear damaged tissue, blood vessels begin forming, and specialized repair cells migrate into the injured bone.
This inflammatory phase creates the blueprint for everything that follows.
A fractured bone cannot heal efficiently if the fracture continues moving.
Any unnecessary motion during this early phase may disrupt the repair process and slow healing.
The first week is not about maintaining fitness.
The first week is about protecting the fracture long enough for your body to build the strongest possible healing response.
If you want to know how severe your stress fracture really is and avoid the mistakes that delay healing, download the free Stress Fracture & Injury Self-Assessment Worksheet.
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Understanding what happens biologically during the first week after a metatarsal fracture may be the key to getting back to running sooner.
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