Dr James Noake is a consultant in sport, exercise and musculoskeletal medicine. In this conversation he talks about the diagnosis and management of bone stress injuries. 

We discuss: 

• What a bone stress response is, and how it differs from an acute fracture
• The risk factors for developing bone stress injuries
• How we as clinicians can identify possible bone stress injuries by carefully listening to the patient's history
• Returning to sport safely after injury

You can book an online appointment with Dr. Noake at https://getbetteronline.co.uk/experts/dr-james-noake/, or contact him at https://puresportsmed.com 

Follow him on twitter at @DrJN_SportsMed