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Topic: Body - December 15 2022
All About Bone Stress Injuries

Bone stress injuries are unfortunately all too common among women athletes, often arising as the result of low bone density. We talked with VIS Expert™ Dr. Emily Kraus to learn what exactly bone stress injuries are as well as common causes, treatment options, and ways we can prevent these injuries.

By: Jessica Pidgeon

VIS Creator™

& Emily Kraus, MD

VIS Expert™

Topic: Body

December 15 2022

Whether it be ourselves or a teammate, we all know someone who has had a bone stress injury that resulted in time off from training and competition. The question is, why are these injuries so common among women athletes? We talked with VIS Expert™ Dr. Emily Kraus, sports medicine physician at Stanford Children's Hospital, and her FASTR team members Abby McIntyre and Ellie Diamond, to learn about these injuries, why they happen and what we c...
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