Symptoms You Have a Broken Pinky Toe or Stubbed Toe, Difference in Shooting Pains and the Healing Process

So you think you have a broken toe, the first thing you will notice is a lot of pain. Sometimes you can stub your toe and the pain will feel similar to that of a broken toe. The difference between a broken toe and a stubbed toe is that a stubbed toe pain will gradually start to go away. Your toe will still be sore and tender when you walk on it. If your toe is broken, the pain does not slowly go away. Another way to know for sure if your toe is broken is anytime you move it, you'll experience extreme pain. It will be the same when it comes to walking, any sort of pressure you put on your (hurt) toe will cause extreme pain. Also, if you try to put your foot in a shoe or any sort of restricting sort of thing, you will experience shooting pain up your foot and to that toe.

Most people will automatically go to the emergency room for any sort of break that is suspected. This is a good thing for any other break, except a broken toe. There is nothing that they can do for a broken toe. You will get sent home. Rather than spending the money on a ER visit you can just do some things at home to help alleviate the pain and discomfort. Unfortunately, that is really all you can you for a broken toe.

What you want to do for the first week, is ice your toe for 15 minutes every couple of hours to help reduce swelling. Be careful when walking or standing because these will be the two things that causes the most pain. Avoid high heals all together, the weight that is put on the toe while wearing them can permanently damage your injured toe. While sleeping, prop you foot up on pillows. It will take about six weeks for a broken toe to fully heal.