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Injured Ankle .
Hi, recently i hurt my ankle due to a fall and it was red on front side and swollen. I cud not walk.I just got up to use the toilet and eat. X ray was done of the foot and ankle but thr were no fractures.So the doc. prescribed alltraday for 5 days. Its been almost a month now and i can walk with support but cant go out alone . I can drive also with some discomfort. But twisting the ankle on bed still hurts so does putting full weight on it.On the front right of the left ankle some thing pricks
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Mri must to see ligament injury.
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Hello sir, good to see a detailed question. Alright, according to your description of symptoms, it clearly suggests that you are suffering from a torn ligament. Will not be seen in an xray. There are 3 grades of ligament injury, in your case, its already a month so i suspect it to be a grade 2 or higher level injury, because grade 1 injury usually heals within 4 weeks. Well, nothing to worry, this is one of the most common type of injury observed in active people, and also it is conservatively manageable. All you need to do is, visit a physiotherapist as soon as possible,take some sessions of ultrasound to relieve pain, apply ice 3-4 times a day to reduce
swelling, wear ankle brace for 3 weeks while active and weight bearing activities. You should be fine within 3 weeks doing these things. Feel free to ask for more help if needed. Thank you.
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Dr. Rajinder K Sharma
Orthopedist
43 yrs exp
Chandigarh
Send photo and X-ray foot ankle and X-ray filnphoto Sarhind Multispeciality - Orthopaedic Hospital in Chandigarh Dr Rajinder sharma senior orthopaedic joint replacement neurospine surgeon (retd) Govt multispeciality hospital sector 16 Chandigarh (38 years experience)
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Mr. Faiyazuddeen Kuthbudeen (PT)
Physiotherapist
25 yrs exp
Chennai
Hai it a ligament Injury or sprain depend on the level of lesion follow RICE rest then keep ice fermentation over the affected part compression bandage to be done by a Physio and elevate the limb while sleeping and while walking u should not bear weight on the injured leg it may take a few days to heel
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Dont keep ur affected foot n ground while walking
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