How to Treat a Broken or Sprained Toe
A broken or sprained toe is often an injury that you can treat at home. Follow these directions in order to heal your broken toe.
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Instructions
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Ice your broken toe 4 times a day for about 15 minutes. This will minimize injury swelling and relieve some of the pain of a sprained toe.
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Take ibuprofen or any other anti-inflammatory in order to ease the discomfort of a toe injury.
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Rest your injured toe. Stay off of a sprained or broken toe as much as possible in order to allow it to heal.
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Elevate your injury in order to lessen the pain of an injured toe, and also to lessen swelling.
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Wear stiff soled shoes in order to provide a little extra support for a broken toe.
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Tape a broken toe to the toe next to it in order to keep the injury stable and speed up recovery.
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See a doctor if toe pain persists or stays sore and swollen for more than 3 weeks. There may be a severely torn ligament or broken bone fragment in your toe.
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Tips & Warnings
Most of all; let your sprained toe rest!
