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What Does Severe Pain On Foot After An Injury Indicate?
In anger I kicked a metal filing cabinet with my right foot. I cannot walk on that foot, though I do not see any bruising or major swelling. It is exceedingly painful and hard to bend on either side. It is especially painful on the left side of my foot. Is my foot broken?
Tue, 19 Feb 2019
Hello,
As mentioned that in anger you have hit are your foot to the hard object, you forgot to mention which foot actually it is; the right or the left?
As you mentioned on the left side of the foot it still makes unclear that which left the side of which foot right or the left?
But to make it simple if you are getting pain at the ankle level then there will be a ligament sprain.
Which will heal in 2-3 weeks of time provided you use a foot brace which is something like a hard socks.
In case if the pain is in the phalanges then also you need to take the brace as with just hitting the foot on the hard object we never develop a fracture.
As the intensity of the hit from outside is actually far less because we control the movements. In case if it was a non controlled movement than we could have expected a fracture.
Use hot water fermentation and use the foot brace for 2-3 weeks. Later slowly follow ankle toe moments and try walking on the toes - forward and backwards. You should perform well.
On a safety note, I would advise you to take up a quick x-ray to make sure you haven't made any big injury.
In case you have any other questions please feel free to contact me.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Jay Indravadan Patel, Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist
As mentioned that in anger you have hit are your foot to the hard object, you forgot to mention which foot actually it is; the right or the left?
As you mentioned on the left side of the foot it still makes unclear that which left the side of which foot right or the left?
But to make it simple if you are getting pain at the ankle level then there will be a ligament sprain.
Which will heal in 2-3 weeks of time provided you use a foot brace which is something like a hard socks.
In case if the pain is in the phalanges then also you need to take the brace as with just hitting the foot on the hard object we never develop a fracture.
As the intensity of the hit from outside is actually far less because we control the movements. In case if it was a non controlled movement than we could have expected a fracture.
Use hot water fermentation and use the foot brace for 2-3 weeks. Later slowly follow ankle toe moments and try walking on the toes - forward and backwards. You should perform well.
On a safety note, I would advise you to take up a quick x-ray to make sure you haven't made any big injury.
In case you have any other questions please feel free to contact me.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Jay Indravadan Patel, Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist
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