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0–6 weeks: Usually non-weight-bearing with a cast or walking boot, often using crutches.
6–12 weeks: Gradual increase in weight-bearing if X-rays show healing.
3–6 months: Most people can begin careful rehabilitation with more weight-bearing activities such as faster walking, elliptical, and light strength training for the foot/calf.
6–12 months: Many can return to running and higher-impact sports, but this must be gradual and always after medical/fysiotherapy clearance.
Healing time for minor stress fractures is often 6–8 weeks before gradual return to low-impact exercise, but full return to running/jumping may still take 3–4 months.
Factors like location of the fracture matter a lot. For example:
Metatarsal shaft stress fractures usually heal faster.
He might be out for a while