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Angela Jackson (Physiotherapist): Why are kids getting stress fractures?

The Athletic Evolution Podcast

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How to Treat a Child With a Stress Fracture

There are many factors associated with getting a stress fracture. Nutrition and eating disorders can have a massive impact on the bone health. The body's very like a mobile phone and kids get this analogy. If we haven't got enough energy, perhaps we're not getting enough calories in per day or protein. And what gets down is our reproductive system which has a chain reaction that means things like calcium leach out of our bones. So all those levers really vulnerable to stress fractures.

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