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Suggest Remedy For Ankle Pain
A tennis player presents to her doctor having rolled her ankle (severely) two days previously. The woman is in considerable pain with swelling to the outside of her right ankle. She also complains of parathesia to the outside of her foot. Firstly, describe the name for peripheral receptors that detect pain and their structural classification. Secondly, explain whether she will regain sensation in her foot and detail how this will occur (including how long it might take).
Wed, 6 Apr 2016
There are pain receptors like mesiner's and Merkel's receptors which are mainly responsible for pain sensation. I'm expecting it to be a ligament tear (deltoid ligament ) which causes the symptoms. It would require bed rest and immobilization of the leg for quicker recovery and also you can have pain killers to get relief from the symptoms.
-Dr Gunjan
-Dr Gunjan
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