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How To Treat Injured Foot And Tailbone?
my daughter fell on the ice 1 week ago. she injured her right foot and cannot walk on it, and she injured her tailbome. much bruising and some swolleness in tailbone and lower back. she cannot sit upright for the pain in tailbone area and cannot walk because of foot pain. what advise can you give for relief ?
Tue, 11 Mar 2014
Hello.
Thanks for writing to us.
The pain she is having is likely to be due to a soft tissue injury but a bone injury needs to be ruled out after X-ray. Absolute rest and icing the area will help.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal ,
drtayal72@gmail.com
Thanks for writing to us.
The pain she is having is likely to be due to a soft tissue injury but a bone injury needs to be ruled out after X-ray. Absolute rest and icing the area will help.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal ,
drtayal72@gmail.com
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