Injury Bug Bites Again. This time Hansbrough!
Yikes!
First it was Ginyard, and
now Hansbrough is out "indefinitely" with a "stress reaction" in his right shin which could turn into a stress fracture. I don't think we are talking about the whole season at this point, but it could easily be December and maybe even January before he plays. It all depends on whether it turns into a fracture.
I found this description of a tibia stress fracture:
Tibial stress fractures are definitely not fun. They can stop training in its tracks, they are painful, and, while it is often said that they require two to three months to heal, the reality is that up to six months may be needed to restore the bone to normalcy and remove most traces of pain, and some athletes may require a year or more for full recovery. Thus, prevention of tibial stress fractures is key, and the best prevention includes the consumption of a nutritionally adequate diet, avoidance of too-rapid increases in the volume and intensity of training, and the utilisation of special exercises which promote the fatigue resistance of shin muscles (remember that your shin muscles are less able to protect your tibias when they are tired).
And here is a description of how to treat it:
The best treatment for a stress fracture is rest. Taking a break from from the routine and doing some low impact exercise for a few weeks (six to eight) can help the bone heal. If rest isn't taken, chronic problems such as larger, and more persistent stress fractures can develop. Re-injury may result in a chronic problems, broken bones and fractures and the stress fracture might never heal properly.
