Subject: Stress fracture - boot or no? Hey all, Just got the MR read on the better half's foot; it's a stress fracture of the 3rd metatarsel. Really sux for her, as she's been running like a total beast this year and was looking great for a 10/20 marry... Now it'll be 6-8 weeks off running altogether. Anyhow, just wondering if anyone here has had one and used a boot or not, and what you thought of boot vs. no boot. As a (pretty much former) doc myself, I don't often go to the interwebs for advice (although many of my doc peeps use Dr. Google way more than makes ME comfortable!). But, for this one there is little empirical evidence one way or the other, so I thought I'd get some opinions from the tribe... Anyone been there, done that? Thanks! Matt ETA: my advice was to do whichever made it hurt less (duh). Outside of training and racing, where pain is my friend, my motto is "No Pain, No Pain." Pretty simple. Edited by mcmanusclan5 2013-09-19 12:49 PM
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