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[|Human|] twisted foot by falling off a curb. foot swelled on the side to the size of half a baseball. that swelling went down, but now my entire foot is swollen and there is brusing above my toes and toes are numb and cannot move easily. does not hurt to put weight on foot but the top of the foot hurts. help??
[|AI|]  Hi, I went through you problems. Twisting injury to the foot is not always a trivial issue. It can lead to some serious injuries of the ligaments between the foot bones that can lead to chronic pain. Generally foot and ankle injuries are treated with taking bed rest for a week, elevating the affected foot over two pillows, ice pack application and compression with a crêpe bandage. Avoid putting weight on the foot to let the soft tissues heal. And after a week or so if it doesn't subside is when you would need a more formal evaluation. In such a case as yours, it might be worthwhile to get an x-ray done and get it shown.