A member asked:

Pain top of r.foot when moved certain ways. hurts worse after rest (or i slept wrong) how do i know if stress fracture?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. David Hettinger answered

Specializes in Podiatry

Get an X-Ray...: That's the real way to tell for sure. Even then, stress fractures are sometimes hard to see on x-rays until the healing has already started.

Dr Chuu agreed

Answered 1/14/2018

5.4k views

Thank

More of what we treat

Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.

Get Virtual Care

For Businesses

About Us

HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients

A member asked:

Pain top of r.foot when moved certain ways. hurts worse after rest (or i slept wrong) how do i know if stress fracture?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. David Hettinger answered

Dr Chuu agreed

Related Questions

A member asked:

The top of my left foot hurts. What are the symptoms of a stress fracture?

A member asked:

Injured right footinside above arch when our 40 pound dog landed on top of foot. Had X-rays done 5 days ago. No stress fractures seen. Wrapped with ACE. Iced, Tylenol and somewhat better but still hurts with movement. What now? More time? Re X-ray?

A member asked:

17 yrs old; pain after running in toes and top of feet. Woke up and both heels hurt too. I come back from a run-my feet ache. I am an elite distance runner. Dont think its stress fracture since its both feet. Not plantar fasciitis? Not just heels

A member asked:

Athlete think w/sesamoiditis (clean xray 1 mo ago).pain getting much worse w/PT. noticing ankle stiffness and top of foot discomfort. stress fracture?

A member asked:

High sprain ankle stress fracture on 1. The other ankle hurts now after 11 weeks using crutches and some exercises. Hard to move around what do I do?

Sponsored Content

People also searched for:

How do I know when a foot stress fracture is healed b/c my foot hurts when walking but not when i'm resting soon as start to walk it hurts so bad?

Been having foot pain - lateral aspect of the proximal fifth metatarsal shaft, for ~2.5 months now. Not tendonitis or a stress fracture. I have my orthopedist and physical therapist stumped. Worse with activity, a lot better with rest. Any ideas?

I have an inflamed stressed fracture foot. I saw a doc just told me to rest foot any other advice?

Hello, what do I do for a stress fracture in my foot? Do I need to wear a boot or just rest and NSAIDS? Stress Fracture

Feels like a stress fracture in top of left foot. Ice or heat.... Hurts to try to walk?

Telemedicine

Primary Care

Manage Your Conditions

Women's Health

Children's Health

Men's Health

Senior Health

Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle

Sexual Health

Mental & Behavioral Health

Travel Medicine

Urgent Care

Didn't find what you're looking for?

More of what we treat

Allergies

Antibiotics

Asthma

High Blood Pressure

Prescriptions

Type 2 Diabetes

For Businesses

Company

Health Content

Join Us

Download HealthTap

Questions?