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What Causes Persistent Soreness On Foot Post An Injury?

I dropped a weight 25 lbs on my foot. It swelled up immediately. but i removed my booth and iced it right away. The weight fell on my instep. the swelling reduced over time and now it is only lightly swollen but still sore. I know its not broken. but how concerned should I be. Its 9 days later and its still sore. I can walk but its still sore to the touch
Thu, 11 Feb 2016
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns..

As per your complain it seems that due to falling of weight over the instep of your foot there has been traumatic injury to the soft tissues leading to inflammation of soft tissues and accumulation of inflammatory exudate that is leading to swelling..
There can also be formation of hematoma due to rupture of blood vessels secondary to injury..
I would suggest you to do alternate warm and cool compresses over the lump..
You can apply analgesic gel for reducing pain..
You can also apply heparin gel as it helps in faster disintegration of hematoma..
Elevate your leg while lying down..
Avoid wearing very tight shoes..
It will gradually keep regressing in size but can take about a month to resolve completely..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards.
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.
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What Causes Persistent Soreness On Foot Post An Injury?

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns.. As per your complain it seems that due to falling of weight over the instep of your foot there has been traumatic injury to the soft tissues leading to inflammation of soft tissues and accumulation of inflammatory exudate that is leading to swelling.. There can also be formation of hematoma due to rupture of blood vessels secondary to injury.. I would suggest you to do alternate warm and cool compresses over the lump.. You can apply analgesic gel for reducing pain.. You can also apply heparin gel as it helps in faster disintegration of hematoma.. Elevate your leg while lying down.. Avoid wearing very tight shoes.. It will gradually keep regressing in size but can take about a month to resolve completely.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.