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Swelling In Foot. Blue Color Gone After Soaking In Ice Water. What Will Help In Reducing Swelling?
HELLO MY HUSBAND WAS LOADING A VEHICLE ON A CAR TRAILER AND THE TRAILER BECAME UNSTABLE AND DROPPED AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. AFTER GETTING HIM OUT FROM UNDER THE TRAILER HE REFUSED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL. I DO NOT BELIEVE ANY BONES ARE BROKEN BUT IT IS SWELLING. I SOAKED IT IN COLD ICE WATER AND NOT ALOT OF THE BLUING AND RED IS GONE BUT IT IS STILL SWELLED AND FEELING VERY TIGHT. WHAT WILL HELP?
Tue, 23 Jul 2013
Hi, thanks for writing to HCM.
If your husband is able to walk and able to move the joints of the foot actively then there is unlikely possibility of a fracture.
It could be only a soft tissue injury which generally subsides over a period of time spontaneously without any issues.
Follow these guidelines -
* Protection to the area in the form of brace and avoid bearing weight on leg
* ice packing to alleviate the pain
* elastic compression bandage to reduce the swelling
* Keep your foot end in elevation
* use analgesic antiinflammatory medicines as necessary
Anyway an Xray is necessary to ruleout a fracture. Consult an orthosurgeon.
Hope this information is helpful. Good day
If your husband is able to walk and able to move the joints of the foot actively then there is unlikely possibility of a fracture.
It could be only a soft tissue injury which generally subsides over a period of time spontaneously without any issues.
Follow these guidelines -
* Protection to the area in the form of brace and avoid bearing weight on leg
* ice packing to alleviate the pain
* elastic compression bandage to reduce the swelling
* Keep your foot end in elevation
* use analgesic antiinflammatory medicines as necessary
Anyway an Xray is necessary to ruleout a fracture. Consult an orthosurgeon.
Hope this information is helpful. Good day
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Hi,
Thanks for posting your query.
If your husband is able to bear the weight on your limb without much pain then a bone injury is unlikely. He need to continue with rest and ice . Most of the times it is a soft tissue injury but it takes at least 3-4 days for the pain to subside.
Hope this will helps you. Feel free to ask me if you have any further queries.
Wish you good health. Take care.
Regards.
Dr Saurabh Gupta.
Orthopaedic Surgeon.
Thanks for posting your query.
If your husband is able to bear the weight on your limb without much pain then a bone injury is unlikely. He need to continue with rest and ice . Most of the times it is a soft tissue injury but it takes at least 3-4 days for the pain to subside.
Hope this will helps you. Feel free to ask me if you have any further queries.
Wish you good health. Take care.
Regards.
Dr Saurabh Gupta.
Orthopaedic Surgeon.
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