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What Is The Treatment For Swollen Feet?

Hello. I kicked something and now my foot is slightly swollen, slightly bruised, but definitely sore. I cannot bend my big toe (which is the area where the pain originates, in the foot part just below my big toe) not because of the pain, but I physically cannot make it bend. It hurts to walk on the affected area but I can walk. I just cannot put weight on the big toe. It is painful with a mixture between dull and achy and suddenly sharp or throbbing. Though, I took a Vicodin and the pain is a lot better. The pain is more localized and the areas around it hurt less allowing me to put weight on those areas. Does this sound more like it could be a sprain since the pain medication helped with almost all of the pain aside from the milder pain I feel in the location of the bruise and swelling?
Tue, 5 May 2015
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Dear patient
You have injured your foot more so your great toe and possibility of fracture cannot be ruled out since pain is not relieved. I would advise Xray of involved foot anteroposterior and oblique views to confirm diagnosis. If it shows fracture you need to consult expert orthopaedic surgeon with report. If it's normal diagnosis is sprain and recommended treatment is rest for 2 weeks and tab diclofenac 50mg twice a day for 5 days. All the best.
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What Is The Treatment For Swollen Feet?

Dear patient You have injured your foot more so your great toe and possibility of fracture cannot be ruled out since pain is not relieved. I would advise Xray of involved foot anteroposterior and oblique views to confirm diagnosis. If it shows fracture you need to consult expert orthopaedic surgeon with report. If it s normal diagnosis is sprain and recommended treatment is rest for 2 weeks and tab diclofenac 50mg twice a day for 5 days. All the best.