JONES FRACTURE is the fracture of the proximal 5thmetatarsal bone and it is characterized by the reach of fracture up to theinter-metatarsal joint. Whereas-

PERONEAL TENDINOSIS is swelling, thickening, or enlargementof the peroneal tendons. Peroneal tendons include tendon of peroneal brevis,& peroneal longus muscle.

In simple words, JONES FRACTURE is the injury of the boneand PRRONEAL TENDINOSIS is the injury of the tendons.

The cause of JONES FRACTURE is due to repetitive stress ortrauma. And PERONEAL TENDINOSIS caused due to overuse, such as a repetitiveactivity that irritates the tendon over a long period of time.

Symptoms of JONES FRACTURE include- pain and swellingoutside at the base of the little toe. And PERONEAL TENDINOSIS is characterizedby pain around the back and outside the ankle without any history of a specificinjury.

PHYSIOTHERAPY treatment of JONES FRACTURE and PERONEALTENDINOSIS includes:

Stretching of the calf muscle, Achilles tendon, soleusmuscle, and peroneal tendon, etc. stretching of these structures can be done byplacing a towel roll under your ankle and take another towel/belt/or stretchstrep and put it around the metatarsal of your foot, and use the strap to pullfeet toward you. Hold the stretch for 30 seconds, do this 3 times.

Keep the same position as mention above and now do somestrengthening exercise with thera band of light resistance. Put thera bandaround the toes and anchor it around the other foot and now do eversion andinversion of the foot.

The next exercise is heel & toe raise be in a standingposition and keep your feet at shoulder-width apart, now come up on your toes,and slowly comes down, and then pull your toes up. This can progress to singleleg heel-toe raise.

Now do a single leg balancing exercise, because the peronealtendon on the outside has a lot of role in your balance.

Next stretching is on the step and keeps your feet invertedon the step and push your feet downwards and hold it for 30 seconds, for 3times.

Achilles tendon stretching- stand up on the step with halfof your feet on the step and half hanging, the other foot can stay completelyon the step for some more balance, and then you drop the heel down until youfeel a good stretch at Achilles tendon. Hold the stretch for 30 seconds, 3times.

The next exercise is also on the step that is side step-upexercise- this exercise is very effective for strengthening the ankle area.