Quite simply, no. Running on a stress fracture, even if you think you can tolerate the pain, is never a good idea. It will delay healing and could potentially make the problem even more serious ...

(An X-ray can only detect severe or already-healing stress fractures.) Once you’ve been diagnosed, you’ll mainly want to stay off of the bone and give the bone enough time to heal. One thing ...

A literature search was performed to determine whether non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) adversely affect the healing of stress fractures. Evidence exists from laboratory studies and ...

Stress fractures will continue to even get more painful ... you shouldn’t run through it – you need to give the bone or muscle time to heal. If the injury doesn’t respond to self-treatment ...