Author: Foot Doc
Date: 1/21/2007 9:23 am PDT
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A bruise (technically a contusion) is a traumatic injury of tissue to the extent that there is a breakdown of some of the capillaries within the tissue, and blood is deposited into the extra-vascular tissues. Not all bruises can be seen as the typical bluish-purple colorations of the skin. All tissues are subject to bruising, but often the diagnosis is made frivolously and incorrectly, or the bruising may be only a side issue to the problem. In any event, as with any traumatic injury, the best methods for resolution require at least in part resting the injured ares. Doctors do not directly heal injuries, they simply place the body in the optimum condition to allow the body's own natural healing powers to take place most effectively. So, it is likely counter productive to continue the activity which had caused the injury until it heals if you desire the most rapid and uneventful healing. In spite of the fact that you say that your shoes fit well, it is likely that there is some slippage forward of the foot in your shoes, causing the toes to repeatedly bump against the toe box. Shoes are sized and shaped for what the manufacturer considers the average foot, and each manufacturer may have a slightly different concept of what is average. So changing your brand of shoe might enable a better fit which might resolve future problems. Also, you might consider the use of such as Spenco insoles, which are good at minimizing the shearing forces that are frequently behind such sub-clinical traumatic events which over time become symptomatic. It would be simply good sense to allow for healing of your problem before attempting to aggravate it again. |
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