Suggest treatment for foot pain in a child
Patient: Hi. Last night my 11 yr old grand daughter was jumping around and something made a pop and she said that her foot was hurting. We soaked in warm water than applied an ice pack and wrapped in an Ace bandage. Today the foot is bruised on the top outside of her foot and she is walking with a limp. She is not saying much about pain, Do you think that her foot should be xrayed. We have kept the bandage on it all day so there is not much swelling mainly brusing Doctor: Hi..she will not only need an X-ray but also a clinical examination by an orthopaedic surgeon. It could be a sprain of the any of the ankle ligaments or just a hematoma of the ankle region. I suggest you get her examined by an orthopaedic surgeon.Regards - Dr. Sumanth