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Last night I fell down the stairs and landed pretty hard on my "big toe" on my right foot. This morning, when I woke up, it was swolen and slightly bruised. It's extremely painful. I went down the stairs to ask my dad about it, and I forgot to walk on the side of my foot; I took a normal step (foot flat on the ground) and it hurt so bad that I started crying. I have a ballroom dance class and a Jewish/Russian dance class this afternoon. Going to a doctor is not an option. My dad thinks I broke it. What I want to know is, what can I do to make it less painful to dance and walk on? I've already taken pain reliever, but should I tape two toes together?
Thanks.

Unfortunatly if you break a toe there is not much that can be done. There is no point for you to go to the doctor. I would recomend keeping off your foot when possible, and take your shoes off when you can. Give your toe room to breath. Is there any way you can take a break from dancing for the day (at least). Putting stress on it will only make it worse. If you must dance, make sure to ice it when you get home.

Taping your toes together might give it a little more support. But really there is not much you can do for a broken toe. It just needs time to heal.

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(Rating: 5) That's what I thought.. I can't miss one class, but the other I'll just watch. Your advice was informative, thank you.

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