Stone Bruise

A stone bruise means pain on the pad of your heel or on the ball of the foot. There are two derivations of its name. First, if you step down on a small object and it becomes painful, lasting long after the object is stepped on. Another is when you put weight on a painful area of your foot, and the feeling mimics stepping on a stone.

What is a Stone Bruise?

This term is normally a non-medical phrase of symptoms feeling like you’re stepping on a stone. Sometimes, jabbing the bottom of your foot every time you take a step.

When a stone bruise occurs, it’s normally due to an impact or injury at the bottom of your foot. Many instances, by stepping down on a hard small object, such as a rock. However, this condition also affects runners.

If a runner has many hard impacts they run, they are also likely to get a stone bruise. And, this is especially true if they run on rocky terrain.

The foot pain of a stone bruise is normally immediate. On the other hand, pain may also take up to 24-48 hours to appear. In fact, it’s common for a bruise such as this one to impact our every step. Especially, since it is located on your feet.

What Foot Conditions Produce Similar Symptoms?

• Metatarsalgia
• Plantar fasciitis
• Stress fracture
• Heel spur
• Morton’s neuroma

Treatment for a Stone Bruise

Many people ask how to treat a stone bruise. However, they do tend to go away on their own. But in the meantime, to speed up recovery, try the following :

• Rest your foot.
• Ice the area.
• Take over-the-counter pain relievers.

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