A member asked:

I got stood on my left foot in football practice, it's swollen, slightly bruised, hurts and sore to walk on, what should i do? and could it be broken?

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Dr. Scott Keith answered

Specializes in Podiatry

RICE treatment.: Count on it. Your symptoms have all the makings of a fracture. You need to RICE it. Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevate. Although there is a possibility of just soft tissue damage, it is best to treat it as a fracture. Have an x-ray taken to verify either way.

Answered 7/31/2015

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Injury: it could be fracture, hematoma or even clot . check with your doctor . need X ray and sonogram to rule out DVT

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See a foot doc: Yes it could be broken. Ice and elevate it until u see the doc.

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