Fifth Metatarsal Fracture: Rehab Exercises

1. Stand facing a wall with your hands on the wall. You can also do this with your hands on the back of a chair, a counter, or a tree.
2. Put one leg about a step behind your other leg, with your toes pointing forward.
3. Keeping your back leg straight and your back heel on the floor, bend your front knee and gently bring your hip and chest toward the wall until you feel a stretch in the calf of your back leg.
4. Hold the stretch for 15 to 30 seconds.
5. Repeat 2 to 4 times for each leg.

1. Stand facing a wall with your hands on the wall. You can also do this with your hands on the back of a chair, a counter, or a tree.
2. Put one leg about a step behind your other leg, with your toes pointing forward.
3. Keeping both heels on the floor, bend both knees. Then gently bring your hip and chest toward the wall until you feel a stretch in the calf of your back leg.
4. Hold the stretch for 15 to 30 seconds.
5. Repeat 2 to 4 times for each leg.

1. Put some marbles, dice, or small smooth rocks on the floor next to a cup.
2. Sit in a chair, and use the toes of your affected foot to lift up one item from the floor. Then try to put the item in the cup.
3. Repeat 8 to 12 times.
4. It's a good idea to repeat these steps with your other foot.

1. Sit in a chair, and place your affected foot on a towel on a hard floor (not a floor with carpet).
2. Scrunch the towel toward you with your toes. Then use your toes to push the towel back into place.
3. Repeat 8 to 12 times.
4. It's a good idea to repeat these steps with your other foot.

Make this exercise more challenging by placing a weighted object, such as a soup can, on the other end of the towel.

1. Sit in a chair or stand, and place both feet on a towel on a hard floor (not a floor with carpet).
2. Swivel your feet from side to side to slide the towel. First slide your toes, then your heels, as you move the towel with your feet. Then change direction and swivel your feet from side to side to slide the towel back to the starting position.
3. Repeat 8 to 12 times.

1. Sit on the floor with your legs straight out in front of you. Cross your good leg over your affected leg.
2. Hold both ends of an exercise band in one hand and loop the band around the inside of your affected foot. Then press your other foot against the band.
3. Keeping your legs crossed, slowly push your affected foot against the band so that foot moves away from your other foot. Then slowly relax.
4. Repeat 8 to 12 times.
5. It's a good idea to repeat these steps with your other leg.

1. Sit on the floor with your legs straight.
2. Hold both ends of an exercise band in one hand and loop the band around the outside of your affected foot. Then press your other foot against the band.
3. Keeping your leg straight, slowly push your affected foot outward against the band and away from your other foot without letting your leg rotate. Then slowly relax.
4. Repeat 8 to 12 times.
5. It's a good idea to repeat these steps with your other foot.