Hi there,

Very glad to have found somewhere I can get an answer (I hope), having spent about an hour trying to find info online.

I acquired an undisplaced fracture in my left 5th metatarsal about 3.5 weeks ago, and after spending a couple of weeks in a back-slab cast, I'm now allowed by my doctor to try a little weight-bearing on that foot if I'm on the flat at home.

I'm being very gentle, but I note that the muscles leading down into my little toe and the 4th toe on that side have kind-of seized up. Gentle massage across the top of my foot at the base of my toes has actually caused bruising for very little pressure (he went nowhere near the break - just tried to stop the cramp in them by gently moving the toes!).

Anyway, I may have to wait some time to get into the physiotherapists at our local public hospital, as we're on a pretty low income, so I thought I would try to find some gentle exercises to help get the foot working again, without hurting the foot near the break.

Does anyone have any suggestions? I can't find anything online except a few general foot-strengthening exercises (grabbing marbles/towel and moving them with toes etc.) and some of them seem like they might do more harm than good.

Thanks in advance!

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