How to treat a fatigue fracture of the tibia

Tibial fatigue fracture treatment methods include bed rest and braking, medication and functional exercises. Tibial fatigue fracture is caused by prolonged activity and exertion of the calf, which stimulates the contraction of the calf muscle. 1. Bed rest: first of all, you need to rest in bed and take plaster fixation and braking to avoid the fracture end being damaged again by activities, generally the plaster fixation is about 4 to 6 weeks. 2. Medication: If the pain is severe, you can take analgesic and anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen as prescribed by the doctor. You can also take Yunnan Baiyao orally to reduce swelling and pain. 3. Functional exercise: necessary functional exercise is needed in the treatment process. At the beginning, relatives can assist the exercise under the guidance of the doctor, and gradually increase the intensity of the exercise according to the recovery of the fracture end, so as to avoid muscle stiffness and atrophy. Tibial fatigue fracture should go to the regular hospital in time, the doctor will judge the condition according to the symptoms, signs and auxiliary examination, and give the correct treatment according to the condition.