Injured my toe, how do I treat?

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Over the weekend I kicked the office chair by accident and stubbed my small toe, which was really painful at the time, but didn’t last long.
I went running yesterday, felt a bit achy, but today it has bruised and is really throbbing. Walking on it is very painful and I am resorting to limping around.

Do I just wait it out until it gets better by itself? Can I go walking without making it worse? Stubbed my toe many a time but it’s the first time it’s been this bad.

I fractured my big toe recently. Wasn't displaced. On the day I did it, I elevated it and iced it. I walked around the house but didn't go for walks or run. I had about 3 weeks of this, then I started going on walks. After 9 weeks I resumed running.

Thanks, I’ve been trying to leave it and some days are ok and others I’m limping around. Going to try rest it and hopefully will get better.

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So glad I saw this thread. acocado may I ask did you go to hospital? How did you recover? My sister is now seriously ill and has injured her big toe since beginning of lockdown . She didn't want to go to A and E because of covid and now too ill and would be very dangerous for her health to catch it. I read online the big toe needs x Ray as May need treatment

I did have an xray. The GP referred me. This is how I know it was fractured. I went to a small local hospital for the xray.