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Health Tip: Know Your Risk of Stress Fracture
By LadyLively on August 15, 2016
Stress fractures are small breaks in a bone caused by overuse from exercise.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons says risk factors include:
- Playing sports, including tennis and basketball.
- Participating in athletic events, such as gymnastics and track and field.
- Moving in a way that the foot repeatedly hits the ground.
- Resting insufficiently between workouts.
- Being female.
Source: HealthDay
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