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Sprained ankle hurting again
Two weeks ago I had a mild sprain in my ankle I could walk and it was fine I had a very mild discomfort walking, it fully healed in under a week, but last night as I was walking upstairs my ankle gave out and now I have a medium to severe pain when I bend or put pressure on my ankle, it doesn't hurt to move my toes or if I squeeze it
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Dear patient. Bone or ligament better give six weeks time to heal. My advice will be se ab orthopaedic consultant and seeing ur ankle if he advice a plaster go for it. As the rest and care in plaster is best line of treatment for sprained ankle though its cumbersome but that cumbersomeness is just for six weeks but its worth than the nagging residual pain which stays if u take ur treatment plan lightly
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Use ankle binder . Ice packs.elevation over a pillow and consult an orthopaedician around you
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I think you have your ligaments torn in your ankle. Initially it was torn and you didn't give proper protection and rest so healing didn't take place properly and now this injury has aggravated the ligament tear.
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RICE - Rest, ice, compression with crepe bandage and elevation till the swelling comes down then followed by walking cast for 3 weeks if you want proper healing and it shouldn't come back
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Dr Sachin Jain
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You need to protect your ankle. Use some brace. Rest, ice, elevation. If pain persists beyond one week xray and mri.
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Gradually it takes 3 more wk to heal
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Dr. Pravin Waghmare
Orthopedist
17 yrs exp
Pune
It's seems to be sprained ankle ; usually it requires minimum 3 weeks of immobilization to heal it .
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consult with orthopedic surgeon he may advise x ray s after examining you
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Dr. P.Sharath Babu
Orthopedist
18 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Elevation of ur foot.ankle binder with ice pack.advice to take x ray
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Dr. Madhur Mahna
Orthopedist
13 yrs exp
Delhi
Get an X-ray and mri of ankles. It looks like a ligament tear
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