Friday, January 07, 2011

pounding the pavement ...

except this time, the pavement pounded me.

date of injury: Dec 25, 2010
mechanism of injury: running 8 miles after not running distance for 3 months
symptoms: pain in R foot
assessment: x-ray
diagnosis: stress fracture at the base of the 4th right metatarsal
treatment: rest, air boot to lessen impact, increase calcium intake
prognosis: heal in 8 weeks

1 comment:

turtlepup said...

I knew running was a dangerous sport! Hope you feel better soon.