I think I might have broken my toe?!


Question: I think I might have broken my toe!?
I don't really know what to do!.!.!.I think I broke it while sparring in a karate tournament today!. I cannot tell if it is swollen, but I don't think it is, and I cannot put any weight on it, and I cannot move it!.

But even though I look an painkiller the throbbing in my toe has not gone away, I placed an ace bandage around my foot and iced it for a while!.!.!.I don't know what to do and it really does hurt!. What do I do!?Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
i'm a martial arts instructor!.!.!.haha, i see this stuff all the time!. unfortunately with toes there is very little you can do!. if you see discoloration and swelling, and pain of course!.!.!.then you are probably right!.!.!.it's broken!.!.!.sorry! unless you want to wear a cast on your foot you'll have to make do!.!.!.massaging the toe gently will help reduce swelling!.

i always use get students to elevate and ice the foot!.!.!.and for gods sakes try to stay off it!.!.!.if the weather is nice like it was today wear flip flops instead of shoes that compress your foot, in fact, try to move on your foot as little as possible!

lol!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

I broken my toes alot and what do is tap it with hospital tape!.!.!.!.!.it works really well but other then that there nm you can doWww@Answer-Health@Com

Not a huge amount you can do for a broken toe except when it's a break that punctures skin type of break or causes it to be bent/broken at an angle!. The throbbing will go away in time!. I know that doesn't help right now!. Sorry!Www@Answer-Health@Com





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