What are the signs of a broken toe

What is the signs for a broken toe?

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It is unlikely that your toe is broken because a broken toe causes extreme pain, and you would have been in an ambulance to the hospital by now. See the link for all you need to know about broken toes.

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Is my toe broken? What are the tall tale signs?

Q: I fell on the stairs 3 days ago, It’s my second toe. It is swollen but hardly any bruising. it feels ice cold against my other toes. It hurts to bend and walk on. Shooting pains. I have no insurance so the doctor isn’t an option. What are the tell tale signs of a broken toe?

A: Sounds broken to me.The good news? They can’t do anything to help you except tape it to the next toe to keep it immobile…you can do that yourself.

Broken toe- signs of one?

Q: I slammed my foot SO hard a few hours ago, and i can’t walk on my right foot without it being really painful. my toes black and blue on the inside now. my boyfriend says its not broken since i can wiggle it. basically i wanna know if its possible to wiggle a broken toe?

A: There are real small bones in your toe, so yes, it could be broken even if you can wiggle it. There really isn’t anything you can much do for a broken toe except to ice it for 15 minutes every hour (or put your foot in a pot of icy cold water)and take pain medication for the pain and to reduce swelling.

How do you know if your toe is broken?

Q: I know nothing can be done for a broken toe…Are there any tell-tale signs that you have a broken toe w/o seeing a Dr.? Is there anything you can do to help support it, other than tape?

A: Swelling, bruising, deformity, crepitus (grinding noise, bone on bone).