X-rays may not indicate the presence of a stress fracture in its early stages. A common symptom associated with a stress fracture is a dull, generalized pain that might be accompanied with swelling and tenderness in a specific spot. The pain and swelling may worsen with running, walking, standing or exercising.
- Image: Brian Gratwicke. Satellite view is showing Panama City, the national capital of Panama, located at the southern end of the Panama Canal at the Bay of Panama, part of the Gulf of Panama (North Pacific Ocean). The city was founded in 1519 by the Spanish.
A country slightly smaller than the state of South Carolina, Panama is located in Central America. Its land mass measures 29,762 square miles (77,381 square kilometers), bounded by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Colombia to the east, the Pacific Ocean to the south, and Costa Rica to the west.