Fracture of the foot usually in the acute phase of swelling, that is, within a week do not use hot water soaking feet, and after a week can use hot water soaking feet, the details are as follows: 1, the acute phase of the fracture is usually about a week, at this time more local bleeding, vascular permeability increased significantly, soft tissue swelling is obvious, at this time, if you use hot water soaking feet, is not conducive to tissue repair, but may aggravate the local edema. 2, a week after the fracture Through braking and cold compresses, the swelling can gradually subside and the pain will be reduced. At this time, you can use hot water foot soak to accelerate blood circulation, which is conducive to promoting residual swelling, restoring blood supply to the fracture end and facilitating smooth healing of the fracture. Therefore, when to soak the feet of fracture patients, need to decide according to the time of fracture.