A blow, an unsuccessful jump, a fall on the leg of a heavy object and other factors can cause a foot injury. The blame for everything is often our inattention and carelessness. But if the trauma has not been prevented, its treatment should be approached with all responsibility!
What to do with a foot injury?
Depending on how the bruise was received, there are several options for the development of events:
- As a result of the impact, fingers were injured.
- As a result of the impact, the arch of the foot suffered.
- As a result of the jump, the heel and sole of the foot suffered from a height.
- The blow caused an ankle tendon injury.
What to do with a bruise of the foot, or another part of the foot, depends on how serious everything is. In case of a fracture , dislocation, rupture of ligaments and other severe injuries, you should immediately consult a doctor. It is difficult to diagnose such injuries on their own, therefore the main symptom is the power of pain and the nature of the damage. If you see the displacement of bones and joints, do not hesitate to go for help to specialists.
The main symptoms of a strong foot injury:
- edema;
- redness of the bruised place;
- increase in temperature in the area of damage;
- a throbbing pain that subsides at rest.
First of all, attach to the site of the bruise the ice, or something cold and limit the mobility of the leg with the aid of a latch. It can be an elastic bandage, or a dense bandage.
Treatment of foot injury
Subsequent treatment of the injury should include the use of anesthetic anti-inflammatory ointments with a cooling effect - Diclofenac, Lyoton and the like. After a day, you can go to warming drugs - Finalgunu, Fastum-gel. To reduce puffiness, you can drink a course of drugs that stimulate the removal of excess fluid from the body. But the main condition -
In the future, the bruise of the foot can show itself with rheumatic pains, therefore it makes sense to conduct recovery procedures. It can be electrophoresis, ultraviolet exposure and therapeutic exercise. Women are recommended for the next few weeks to refuse to wear shoes on the heel, in order to reduce the load on the foot.
If after a trauma a few days have passed and the pain does not subside, there is reason to do an x-ray. The bones of the arch of the foot are very thin, their fracture is almost invisible. You can step on your aching leg, even if you break a few of them, but if you do not start treatment in time, there may be a shift and then the consequences will be much more serious.