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Have tore/pulled tensions by 2 metatarsal base ... doc told me to dance in sneakers + ice if it still hurts badly to quit dance any other solutions?
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Should rest: you should rest. stop dancing for a while. With torn tendons, surgery will be required to correctly fix them
Answered 11/24/2014
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