Sharp pain in the bottom of my foot when I lift my toes back, specifically the ball and along the length of the outer edge under my pinky toe.

The problem started 5 days ago when I was at my job, I am a bartender and was loading beer into the drop cooler. You have to bend over to get into it, when I resumed a standing position that is when the pain started in my foot. Immediately it hurt to put pressure on it and I assumed it was a charlie horse or a knot of some kind so I flexed my foot and lifted my toes back to no relief. Subsequently I had to work for another 6 hours limping, you can imagine how that went. That night I soaked my foot and attempted to rub out what I thought was a muscle spasm, put some bengay on it and called it a night. The next morning I woke to more swelling then there was the night before and strange purple bruising on the arch of my foot. The next couple of days didn't get any better as far as the pain is concerned, there is no longer any swelling though. Some soreness and throbbing pain in my calf and foot have accumulated probably from walking funny for the last five days. This morning I woke up to slight bruising on the top of my foot under the length of my toes and the pain has now become specific to the aforementioned areas above. When I pull my toes back there is sharp pain in the ball and side of my foot and not so much the arch any more. Is this something I can fix at home? Or is it recommended that I see a doctor, bear in mind that I lack health insurance so I am a little weary about spending money on an appointment only to find out I have a knot. Also I obviously work on my feet for long hours due to my occupational stipulations so I need to figure out what the issue is as soon as possible. Thank you very much for taking the time to read this over.

Hi,
Read my section on
capsulitis , as I think that is the most probable cause of your pain based on the way you were bending your foot at the time of the accident. However, there is the possibility of a stress fracture which in many ways could produce the same amount of pain.
A podiatrist would be the best type of doctor to see as this is a condition that most nonfootspecialists would never diagnose.
Marc Mitnick DPM