Do I Need a Bone Stimulator for a Grade 5 Stress Fracture?
Oct 01, 2021•6 min•Ep. 464
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Episode description
I just did a second opinion consultation with a runner who called and said she was diagnosed with a grade five stress fracture.
The doctor didn't actually explain what that meant. He just said it was serious.
Stress fracture are rated by severity from grade one through a grade five. Grade five is obviously the worst to runner.
She wanted to know if she needed a bone stimulator since her stress fracture was serious.
Do I need a bone stimulator for a grade five stress fracture? That's what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run podcast.
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