Welcome to Stress Guide
Stress Management Training Article
. For a permanent link to this article, or to bookmark it for further reading, click here.
You may also listen to this article by using the following controls.
A Stress Fracture Is Aptly Named
from:Most people understand bone breaks that happen from trauma. A bone snaps, cracks or even splits entirely because of an extreme amount of outside force or pressure. Many, however, do not understand what a stress fracture is or why its name is so apt.
What Is A Stress Fracture?
A stress fracture is not the same thing as a compound fracture or a bone that breaks, splits or cracks due to trauma. This type of injury happens when small amounts of pressure repeatedly impact the same areas on a body. Stress fractures are most common in the lower extremities where weight and impact can come into play.
Just like psychological stress, a stress fracture involves damage that occurs over time. A little bit of pressure on a bone once in a while does no harm. But, when this pressure happens over and over again, the bone eventual gives out and fractures. This is very similar to the effects of long-term psychological stress on a human body. Whereas minor stressors seem minor as they happen, when they pile up over time, major problems like heart attacks can result.
Who Can It Affect?
A stress fracture can technically happen to anyone of any age. They are most commonly seen in athletes, however. Dancers, runners, basketball players and others who perform on hard surfaces are the most likely to be impacted by a stress fracture. When the person jumps and lands on the hard surface over and over again, the weight of their body and the surface tend to put a chink in the bone's armor, so to say. The most common areas for a stress fracture to take place are the shins and feet.
How Is A Stress Fracture Treated?
Actual treatment of a stress fracture can depend a whole lot on the area of the fracture and its severity. In some cases, casts might be called for. In others, nothing more than a wrap and avoiding putting weight on the fracture is needed.
Avoiding A Stress Fracture
While it is not always possible to avoid this type of injury, there are ways to lessen the chances of it happening. Athletes who take their time and build up their level of activity slowly are less likely to develop these kind of fractures. Since bone constantly builds itself to adapt to changes in environment or activity, a slow work up to a heavy schedule of play or practice can make a big difference.
A stress fracture is an unusual form of a bone break. As it is with psychological stress-related health conditions, this type of injury tends to occur when pressure is more than one is used to over a duration of time.
Warning: file(http://www.searchfeed.com/rd/feed/TextFeed.jsp?trackID=&pID=74171&cat=stress+management+training&nl=5&page=1&excID=) [function.file]: failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found
in /home/healthan/public_html/stress/datas/searchfeed.php on line 8
Stress Management Training Specific links
Stress Management Training News
Biofeedback offers stress management - The Blue Banner
Biofeedback offers stress management The Blue Banner Schrader said a student could save between $525 and $1300 by doing biofeedback training at UNCA. “Without insurance (biofeedback) would probably (cost) ... |
Talbott to offer stress management seminar - Tremonton Leader
 Tremonton Leader | Talbott to offer stress management seminar Tremonton Leader Talbott's presentation will focus mainly on stress, the negative effects it can cause, and what people can do about it. He said stress is something that ... |
Counseling Center adds mind-body health services - Baylor University The Lariat Online
Counseling Center adds mind-body health services Baylor University The Lariat Online Counseling services are also offering a one-hour credit course titled EDP 1101-11: Mind-Body Skills for Stress Management and Academic Success held from ... |
ITAM-AF supports Iraqis after Mi-17 crash - War On Terror News
ITAM-AF supports Iraqis after Mi-17 crash War On Terror News The critical-incident stress management team featured specialists trained to help prevent or mitigate stress when a sudden death, tragedy, serious injury or ... |
Health notes - News-Herald.com
Health notes News-Herald.com ... body and spirit to result in bringing recovery to the next level with less fatigue, stress management, improved balance, strength and empowerment. ... |
PHA claimant wants $25000 a day for delay - Philadelphia Inquirer
PHA claimant wants $25000 a day for delay Philadelphia Inquirer Payments to the Institute for Real Estate Management for conducting the training seminars, however, continued to come directly from PHA, a spokesman for the ... |