Athletics Sports Medicine - Sports Injuries In the News

Sports Injuries in the News

What on Earth Causes a

Stress Fracture of a

Rib Without Trauma?

Recovery from any injury is important, what is more important is how you developed that injury. Correct the underlying problem and prevent re-injury!

The stress fracture of a rib is caused by the normal action of muscles attached to the rib. However, when normal stresses become chronic and repetitive this abnormal stress impairs normal bone regeneration by rib osteoclasts....