A swollen toe from kicking something may be caused by localized soft tissue congestion and edema, or it may be caused by the presence of a fracture. Treatment includes physical therapy, medication, manipulation and surgery.
1. Soft tissue congestion and edema: after kicking the toe to something may lead to local soft tissue congestion and edema, the patient first need to reduce the activity, at the same time on the affected limb ice, and elevate the affected limb over the heart to accelerate the venous return; 72 hours after the relief period can be changed to hot water foot soak or towel hot compresses, at the same time with the massage of physiotherapy and other ways of relieving; can also be taken orally dioxymethamphetamine tablets, horse chestnut seed extracts and other medications to reduce the swelling.
2. Fracture: after kicking the toe to something may cause fracture edema, the patient needs to carry out imaging examination to clarify the degree of fracture, fracture line alignment is better patients can be manipulated reset, and then give the plaster or splint fixation; fracture line alignment is worse patients need to carry out Kirschner’s pin or a small plate fixation; fracture patients can be static drip mannitol, heptadecanol and sodium saponin and other drugs to reduce the swelling.
If the patient’s symptoms are not relieved, or accompanied by other symptoms, the patient should go to the hospital in a timely manner, after clarifying the cause to give targeted treatment. All of the above medications should be used under the guidance of a doctor, avoid self-medication.