I broke my toe this past Sunday and the physician's assistant (not a doctor) at the ER said I should still be able to ride. It is hurting a lot less now and I'm itching to get back out on the road. I tried riding on the trainer and it doesn't hurt, but I'm wondering if I would find that it was a mistake upon returning from the ride.
Does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing? To ride or not to ride... thinking about going out on Monday.
Thanks,
ML
Can I ride with a broken toe?
Sat, 05/28/2005 - 5:45pm
Sat, 05/28/2005 - 7:39pm
#1
Ouch!
From my own experiences, yes, you should be able to ride with the injury. The PA would certainly have told you if there was a problem.
Just a note... my son broke his smallest toe this spring and ran his best 400 meters at a meet three days later.
George
Sun, 05/29/2005 - 5:29am
#2
go for a ride
The toe bones are quite thin and after breaking one, the break or fracture will quickly fuse back together after about a day. This is the medical advice 2 doctors conveyed to me (the one on site @ work and my primary care doctor).
After breaking a second and third toe, I did not bother going for a check up. It's quite easy to do if you walk bare foot alot at home.
Anyway, the black-n-blue swelling will surely last a few days longer, maybe even a week, if I remember correctly. That will be the source of discomfort. Wrapping the toe up with some medical tape helps a bit.
Maybe I took _a_ day off from running. But definitely after a day, it did not stop me from continuing with such activity. Cycling should not be any different.
Mon, 05/30/2005 - 12:00pm
#3
If it gets too painful and you have to stop, you can always call a toe truck.
Sun, 05/29/2005 - 7:44am
#4
thanks
Thanks for the advice.
It has been a week, so it's probably fused back together. It apparently broke all the way through diagonally, but that probably won't make a difference in healing time.
It does still hurt when I walk without pain killer and it's still bruised (not swollen though), but the cycling shoes are probably okay to wear because of the hard soles.
I can't believe people run on this after a couple of days! Mine was still painful to walk on at that point! Ouch...
Anyway, I'm leaning toward hitting the road tomorrow!
Thanks!
ML
