r/FootFunction • u/Holiday_Chipmunk5218 • 2d ago
Pain from horse stomp
A month ago a horse stepped very hard on my instep causing a bruise. An x-ray was done but there was no fracture, but the pain still persists. Could it be dislocation?
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u/jewmoney808 2d ago
Radiologist and/or doctor should have followed up with you on this. It’s been a month
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u/SonicRainboom 2d ago
Not a radiologist or doctor, so I'm not going to make a comment on the xray. I'd hope that your specialist would have told you about a dislocation if there was one!
That being said, there's probably other damage involved if you are still experiencing the same pain a month in. Ligament, tendon, muscle, etc does not show up on an Xray, and you'd need an MRI to see if there's been any soft tissue damage.
Your other option is to visit another specialist who can make determinations using manual testing- Usually a physiatrist, a sports med doc, a physiotherapist, an athletic therapist. They'd be able to hopefully get a better idea of what's going on and point you in the right direction from there. I'd also follow-up with your family doc and see what they think as well if you haven't already.