2. Dropping Weight on the Foot
Broken feet are most commonly caused by a direct impact to the foot that’s severe enough to cause a break and shift in the bone, and this can sometimes happen when something is dropped on the foot. There are many times where you might have dropped something on your foot and it didn’t cause a break – but whether or not a bone will snap from impact is dependant on the weight dropped, and the angle it’s dropped from.
If you’ve recently dropped something on your foot and notice that any pain, swelling or bruising doesn’t subside in the time that you would expect for a normal bruise or sprain, consider that it might be a broken foot and have the injury x-rayed and placed in a cast as soon as possible in order to avoid the risk of further injury.
More care with heavy lifting can often avoid this cause.