Broken 5th toe (pinky)

Injury/Nutrition

6 years ago 01/17/2018 2:04pm EST

On 1/27/17, I stubbed my pinky toe and took three days off then proceeded to run for three days following. I really did not have any pain while I was running - until day three urgh!!! Then I made a dr. appt - yes it was broken this was 1/2/18.... So it seemed better so I ran yesterday (very slowly on a treadmill and only 5.5 miles) - no pain.... WELL today I decided to try outside about a mile and a half into it my toe hurt so I stopped....

My question is - has this happened to anyone else - that you actually knew your toe was broken - not that you thought it was - that the x-ray showed it was....how long before you were able to go back to running - did you run even with pain? Can you break it worse??????

6 years ago 01/17/2018 2:13pm EST

re: 44yr female runner

Complete fracture or just a partial crack? I had a partial crack as a teenager decades ago. Mostly felt better within a week or so, but when I started running getting ready for XC I had some dull pain. Belatedly learned it had been partially broken. Think the doc put me on Naprosyn for a week or so to reduce swelling, and I was good after that.

6 years ago 01/17/2018 2:15pm EST

re: 44yr female runner

Take it easy. My wife broke her pinky toe three different times. Originally from stubbing it like you. The second time from running where she went back at it before it was fully healed. The third time was stubbing again. It finally healed but now she has no motion in the toe and it reduced her stride because it is no longer flexible.

I’d suggest going way down in mileage and let it heal. I’m not a doctor though. What did your doctor recommend?

6 years ago 01/17/2018 2:24pm EST

re: muddyhawaii

He just told me it was broken and showed me the spot on the phalang part. Not sure what a partial break vs break it. Unless you mean stress fracture vs break - it was a break then.

6 years ago 01/17/2018 2:47pm EST

re: 44yr female runner

Actually this is the exact diagnosis:

Closed nondisplaced fracture of proximal phalanx of lesser toe of left foot

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