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Fracture or Sprain
Hello, had a little bit of a fumble today, hurt my foot a little. Seemed normal for a while, actually did some walking around and a bit of work as well. 2-3 hours later, after lying down a bit and applying some pain ointment, foot started hurting a lot.
Unable to put weight on the foot, and there's swelling too. Foot hurts quite a lot when trying to walk.
I'm not able to identify if this is a fracture or sprain though, but would it more likely to be a sprain since the pain set in after a while
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Get x rays done to confirm
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⢠Contrast bath---It is a form of treatment where a limb or the entire body is immersed in warm water followed by the immediate immersion of the limb or body in ice water. This procedure is repeated several times, alternating hot and cold. Note that the treatment should always end in the ice water, as heat will induce the body's inflammatory response, while cold helps to decrease inflammation.
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May be..but you cannot be sure until it is clarified on x-rays..
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