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What Causes Swelling And Pain In The Foot After Injuring It?

Trying to figure out if I broke the small bones in top of my foot. Fell over my trailer hitch last week and swelled up black and blue not a huge amount of pain but seems to be sweeplling more now and more pain. It initially swelled up about an inch and was black and blue, why has it only gotten worse?
Mon, 23 May 2016
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Hi,

thank you for providing the brief history of you.

Having a clinical examination and an x-ray will be of good choice. Safety first.

Usually, most injuries are muscular and subside in 2-3 days of time. If the pain increases over a period of time, i will advice to undergo an x-ray should help us understand more. As it can be even a hairline fracture or a ligament injury. So you are experiencing pain still

If the fracture is not noticed in the x-ray than using the ankle brace for 2-3 weeks of time should help and improve the overall health.

Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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What Causes Swelling And Pain In The Foot After Injuring It?

Hi, thank you for providing the brief history of you. Having a clinical examination and an x-ray will be of good choice. Safety first. Usually, most injuries are muscular and subside in 2-3 days of time. If the pain increases over a period of time, i will advice to undergo an x-ray should help us understand more. As it can be even a hairline fracture or a ligament injury. So you are experiencing pain still If the fracture is not noticed in the x-ray than using the ankle brace for 2-3 weeks of time should help and improve the overall health. Regards Jay Indravadan Patel