Can you break the top of your foot?

Breaking a bone is never fun, but breaking the top of your foot might just make you want to throw in the towel on life. Okay maybe that’s extreme, but let’s face it, our feet carry us through so much and it sucks when they are injured. So can you actually break the top of your foot? In short, yes you definitely can, and I’m here to tell you all about it.

What is the ‘top’ of your foot?

Before we dive head first into how to break something that quite frankly doesn’t seem like it should even exist (seriously what constitutes as “the top” anyway?), let’s talk about exactly where this part of your body is located. The “top” of your foot refers to the area between where the toes connect with the ball of your foot and where your ankle starts, otherwise known as metatarsals.

Causes

So how exactly do people manage to hurt themselves in such an oddly specific way? There are numerous causes for breaking this particular body part including:

  • Dropping a heavy object onto or kicking against something hard.
  • Overuse injuries common among runners and other athletes.
  • Trauma from accidents or falls.

Some lesser-known reasons include:

Reason Description
Dancing Breaking one’s feet while doing ballet or any similar style could happen due to potential missteps resulting from inappropriate footwear or surfaces.
Sexual acts Yeah, okay… listen sometimes things get wild! And I guess some people feel like jumping on each others’ feet during sex because doctors have reported seeing bruising in areas consistent with “stubbing” mishaps down below.

Regardless if its caused by trying out new moves on Tinder date night or falling off a horse during a family camping trip – breaking bones hurts no matter how fun the story might be.

Symptoms

You may think you are fine and can walk it off after suffering an injury but if you experience these symptoms- they should highlight that you need medical attention pronto:

  • Severe pain
  • Swelling or tenderness in your foot/ ankle area.
  • Bruising on your foot’s top
  • The inability to put weight on the foot without feeling debilitating pain

The appearance of ‘blue toes’ or feeling a numbing cold sensation around the toes indicates bad circulation & tissue necrosis.

Treatment

To those who have experienced this type of fracture before, I’m about to recount some familiar instructions ahead: R.I.C.E.

Rest:

Injury to any part of our body requires proper rest just like “that sick” day everyone needs every now-and-then. Until then make sure not exert yourself; anything more than non-smoking related lung capacity exercises and stationary bike’s light pedaling is strictly prohibited.

Ice:

Apply ice with caution because diagnosing broken bones as solely a bruise when swelling continues could lead to further tissue damage. No one has time for swollen feet when at home dealing with three kids 24/7 let alone explaining its origin – no matter how wild it sounds!

Compression:

Applying compression gear, such as contrast showers (hot/cold) aids inflammation removal, edema absorption, improvement in lymphatic drainage affecting regeneration due increasing blood flow during post-treatment recovery phase by supplying affected areas with necessary vitamins/nutrients resulting accelerated cellular reproduction.

Do note though that too much compression will likely worsen things up so don’t overdo it my friend!

Elevation:

Raising leg from ankle level until achieving heart-level circulation ideal conditions reduces vein pressure impeding clogged veins emergency response procedure essential for individuals attempting-to self-diagnose before attending trips emergency rooms : stopped bloodstream oxygenation.

If bone breaks are massive, or toes displaced from improper resetting technique by medical practitioners such as using aggressive methods/hard force to position fractured bones into marrow; did you make a mistake? ; surgical intervention remains the next and possibly only viable solution.

Long-term outlook

So what does having a broken top of your foot mean in the long term? Fortunately, this injury generally has good potential for recovery. However, full recovery time depends on:

  • How severe your break is.
  • The treatment utilized in healing.

Most people follow up with updated casts/splints according to professionals specific plan. They’re highly suggested not to put unsupported pressure around these extremities (even when attempting-to sell sexual favors lol). Furthermore and realistically speaking Instructive physical therapy leads fastening growth rate but requires consistent work – emphasis on consistent!

Overall be prepared for tedious PT sessions if required after buying that over there compression pad with cute dog’s print pattern which guarantees speedy comeback not included .

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