How to reduce the swelling and pain of a stubbed toe.

Toe smashed may be caused by soft tissue injury, may also be due to toe joint fracture, swelling and pain relief methods include physical therapy, drug therapy and surgical treatment. 1. Soft tissue injury: if the foot X-ray suggests that there is no obvious abnormality in the bone, then the swelling and pain after the injury is generally caused by soft tissue injury. First of all, the affected limb needs to be braked, ice, elevate the affected limb and other emergency treatment. 72 hours after the relief period, you can choose to accelerate the peripheral blood circulation by hot compresses, physiotherapy. Oral ibuprofen and other drugs can be taken as appropriate to relieve pain. 2. Fracture: If the smashing injury is more serious, the foot positive X-ray suggests that there is a fracture, which will also cause the symptoms of swelling and pain. Patients with good alignment of fracture line can have professional manipulation of reset, and then use plaster or external fixation frame for immobilization. Surgery is recommended for patients with damaged articular cartilage and comminuted fractures. The same symptom, with different causes and different degrees of damage to the organism, has different treatment methods, and should be standardized under the guidance of a doctor. The above medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor, avoiding self-medication.