Of Interest: Stress Fractures in Animals

Dick Moss, Editor

Only three animal species experience stress fractures: humans, dogs (greyhounds) and racehorses. The common link in all three species is that they train for and run races.

Stress fractures are tiny cracks in a bone that are usually the result of low-grade repetitive stresses, such as running or jumping.

References
1. Joseph Ellis, Running Injury-Free (Revised Edition): How to Prevent, Treat, and Recover From Runner's Knee, Shin Splints, Sore Feet and Every Other Ache and Pain, Rodale Books; Revised Edition, 2013.
2. Tim Noakes (MD), Lore of Running (3rd Edition), Leisure Press, 1991.

To download the pdf version of this
article, click here: Download Now

Of Interest: How Quick is a Wink?
Of Interest/Basketball: Why Basketball Players Are Called "Cagers"