https://www.alterg.com/case-study/stress-fracture-3rd-metatarsal.pdf
By his second year of college Dathan had endured stress fractures in each femur and junior year a stress fracture in his foot ruined his performance in the Olympic trials. The injury dashed his Olympic hopes that year when he had to drop from the 10,000 meter race. “I realized that my career was being dictated as much by my injuries as by my fitness and training.
Problem: After an MRI confirmed a break in the 3rd Metatarsal, Dathan simply wanted to return to competition as soon as possible. With the Olympics less than a year away, Dathan sought to improve his conditioning but not “over-stress” his foot as he developed his aerobic base for the following year.
Strategy: Limit physical stress on the foot, and progress slowly by adding more and more body weight to the Alter G.
Results: Upon his return to racing, Dathan set a course record at the Health Kidney 10K. This is his experience in his own words: “By adding 10 minutes of over ground running to the second training session each day I progressively, and in just 1 week, converted the second 60 minute training period to over ground running. Over the next 4 weeks I progressed back to a full training schedule without any symptoms. “I had recovered more quickly, had retained my fitness and was still on track for what I felt might be the break through performance I was capable of.”