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I appear to have a stress fracture in my left tibia I just had the MRI done this morning, haven't been back to the ortho for a follow-up appointment yet, but I am impatient and looked at the pics myself. To my sort-of-trained scientist eye it looks pretty obvious. Black vertical line mid-tibia in the T1-weighted images.
Clearly running is out of the question, I'm planning to do deep water running/swimming for cardio while I recover, but will I be barred from compound lifts that involve the legs until I'm healed (namely squats and deadlifts), or are those generally considered OK? Should I avoid them until my follow-up on Wednesday just to be safe?
I'm no doctor, but I have lifted weights before. I don't think squats and deadlifts would be good with a fractured tibia.
I'd listen to the professionals in this regard and do what they say. Surely a PT could offer better advice than idiots on the interwebs.
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As a long time lifter i agree with Buelligan
first race sept 1977 last race sept 2007
2019 goals 1000 miles , 190 pounds , deadlift 400 touch my toes
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Absolutely not! That will wt bear the tibia. Wait for doc's meeting. Good luck!
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