Can you soak your feet if you have a fractured heel?

Heel fracture foot soaking mostly refers to take warm water soaking, should be based on the specific time after the fracture to carry out a comprehensive assessment of judgment, in the early period after the fracture can not soak the foot, in the fracture of the recovery period can be soaked feet. In the early stage of heel fracture, due to the damage of blood vessels and soft tissues, the local swelling will be more obvious, if you soak your feet too early, it will dilate the blood vessels, cause the increase of exudation, leading to the increase of swelling and pain in the heel, affecting the recovery, so you can’t soak your feet in the early stage within 72 hours. In the recovery period of heel fracture, about 3~4 weeks after the fracture, the fracture is relatively stable, the local exudation is reduced, the blood circulation can be improved by foot soaking, which is helpful to reduce the local swelling and pain, so you can soak your feet, but don’t overdo it for a long time. Heel bone fracture to take foot soaking, and can not play a fundamental role in the treatment, need to be based on the specific degree and type of fracture, by a professional doctor to develop individualized treatment plan, remember to avoid premature warm water foot soak, to avoid causing symptoms of swelling and pain, affecting the recovery.