How to relieve pain on top of foot

[chrisse]

Due to a fall I have an increased pain in the top of my foot.   Feels like a bump there.  My dtr had xray taken because foot swelled up quite a bit.  Xray only showed I have a tiny plantar spur.  Have problems with lack of support for my feet as well, due to being born with crooked feet, for which I wore braces.  Wear supports in all shoes.  Dtr told me to rest foot and keep pillow under it.  Did this for a few hours a day but have things I need to do!  It's been 3+ weeks since my fall, is there any exercises I can do that might stretch the muscle on top of my foot?  Feel that might help. Any advice you can give would be much appreciated.

[Yena H Do, DPM]

It sounds like you may have a stress fracture.  I would get repeat foot x-rays.  Sometimes, stress fractures don't show up until several weeks later. It is very difficult to strain a muscle on the top of the foot to cause so much swelling and the "bump" feeling.

[chrisse]

Thank you for your response on Nov 30,2008.  I did as you said and had another xray done on my foot.  (See Chrisse question dated Nov 24,2008.  You were right!  My foot did have a broken bone!  Hopefully with my walking foot brace it'll heal quickly.

Thank you again.

[chrisse]

Thank you for your response.  Will contact my doctor.