bio: male, 20 y.o, 5’7″ 165-170 lbs (water weight chg).

family history: osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis

personal history: knee pain, chronic, age 12-pres; swollen & painful clavicle joints, sporadic, 15-pres; wrist pain, sporadic, 16-pres; tibial stress fractures 18-19; hip pain (L), 18-pres.

activity: baseball at 12; running, marching 17-18 (military); Judo 3-4 hours/week (see http://www.judoinfo.com/techjudo.htm) at 19-pres; running approx 1 mile 3-4 times/week, past 6 weeks.

diet: high meat, cheese, milk, chicken, bread, cereal, peppers, onions, black tea, water (in excess at times); low fruits, vegetables; zero pork, shellfish

prescriptions: rigid orthodic boot/shoe inserts

I believe that I have developed another stress fracture in the past six weeks, even with my rather small amount of running. I know how to heal it, but I want to know how to prevent another.

I’m falling apart at the seams, but I’m not going to stop & stiffen up.

Changes to diet? Vitamins? Exercises?

Tagged with: 20yearold • athlete • bone • health • Joint • need

Filed under: Rheumatoid Arthritis Diet

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