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Pain At The Top Of Ankle After Being Hit. Difficult To Skate. Treatment?
I was hit at the top of the ankle bone by a hockey puck. The injury is right at the top of the boot where I tie up my skates very tight. So now when I put on our skates, the area is very painful. Currently it will hurt for about 10 minutes while I skate (hard) and then basically becomes numb.I play hockey three times a week. Is there any way to treat this injury?
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The only way of treating this is by giving rest to the area which has been injured. Since the area is very painful when you tie up your skates, it implies that the healing process is underway and should not be disrupted. Additionally, if it is very painful, you can take some analgesics specifically NSAIDs since these would also accelerate the healing phase.
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Pain At The Top Of Ankle After Being Hit. Difficult To Skate. Treatment?
Hi, The only way of treating this is by giving rest to the area which has been injured. Since the area is very painful when you tie up your skates, it implies that the healing process is underway and should not be disrupted. Additionally, if it is very painful, you can take some analgesics specifically NSAIDs since these would also accelerate the healing phase.