Is my sister's toe broken?!! please help, freaking out!?

Question:

Ok, my sister fell down the stairs and as she fell, her toe sort of got pushed back. the toe did swell and bruise a bit, but it wasnt deformed or anything. (it was her big toe), she iced it a bit, then put on a heat pack, and she's icing it more now. we took some cloth and make a splint for her. originally, it wasnt elvated, but i made her elevate it. she can bend it a bit, but not completly. she says she feels like something is sort of pulling on it. she accidently hurt it a bit when she was walking up the stairs and it hurt a little bit more after that. she says overall the pain is a 5 or six. she can walk though, she says she just feels some pressure. how long will it take to recover if it is just a sprain? how long til she can complelty use it??!!

Answers:
put a cold compress back on it. have her take some Ibuprofin. if its just a sprain, which it sounds like it is, it may take up to 2 weeks to be completely healed, it all depends on how she takes care not to run or jump...or play soccer. but honestly it is definately nothing to freak out about, if the pain is still 5-6 in a few hours without movement, then get it checked out, it may be broken then, still nothing to freak out about.

Additional note: DO keep it elevated, check it occasionally for its color, if it's slightly blue, it may be wrapped to tight, the elevation will help with swelling.

ive messed up my toe much worse than that, without any medical treatment. I say maybe 2 weeks she will be much better

its probably just a sprain or something. if it were broken she couldn't walk on it or move it. there is nothing you can do for a broken toe. so hopefully it is not broken.. keep babying it for a few days. the bruising will go down.

I don't care how drunk you and your sister are...her toe is broken. But there is really nothing a doctor can do about it, you can't put a cast on a toe. But you should have a professional put a splint on her toe and it will heal itself. Don't be walking down the stairs all drunk and stuff.

could be broken. it has to heal on its own though. dont elevate it. that wont allow blood to flow to the toe properly. if its broken but not deformed it should heal in a week or two and look like it never happened.

sprain; couple weeks should do it, keep icing it

sprain, or it just got jammed

Is my sister's toe broken?!! please help, freaking out!?

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