I fell getting out of a concrete hot tub 2 weeks ago. I hit my shin about 5/6 inches my foot..pain mainly on shin..foot turned purple by next day..now it feels like I have tape from the spot on my shin across the top of my foot....what should i do..it really seems to be pulling when i point my toes down..Thanks
Hi, Shin is tibia bone anterior border, which is subcutaneous, and covered by skin and fat and fascia only with no muscles to provide a tough cover. Whenever there is injury over the shin it results compression of skin and underlying soft tissues with associated internal bleed that moves along the facial planes and get deposited in dependent parts like foot or ankle. These types of will take around a month to get healed. All you need to do is to apply ice over the impacted site. It will gradually recover on its own without any treatment. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.