broken toe

[cocohelp]

i hitmy toe of the sofa and it went black and blue but i ca n run walk tuch it n jump and i can move it a little bit but it only ruley hurt if i tuch black and blue bit do you think i have broken it ??????????

[sqad617]

Unlikely.

[CT]

I did. You might have. Which toe? Little is probaly more likely to break than the big toe.

[chazza]

Yes I think you have! I broke my toe by stubbing it on the side of the bath when I was getting in and it immediately bruised and stayed bruised for a couple of weeks, sore to the touch.

It was broken!

[kira000]

It could easily just be very bruised, specially if you can move it, but Its possible that you have broken or fractured something. I managed to break two toes kicking a busines class seat on a flight back from Dubai.
Very painful.

Regardless of whether it is broken, there is pretty much nothing that can be done, and treatment is basically same, so dont waste your time with A&E or the GP.

Apply cold packs to get the swelling down. Take ibruprofen for inflammation, and paracetamol for the pain. For the first day or two, it will help to keep it elevated, and rested..

Counter intuitively, after the first few days, you should make sure you walk on it, and dont try and imobilize it, as it will affect the healing. Also, dont be tempted to wear flip flops or open shoes. Wear the most enclosed shoes that you can actually get on your foot. I ended up wearing my OH's DM's which were a size bigger.