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What Causes Cracking Sound And Pain In Ankle After Injury?
I was playing basketball and I rolled my ankle as I fell down and it cracked. it just seemed like a normal rolled ankle but it later on through the day, it began to hurt for me to limp, it s been 2 days now and it hurts and now using crutches? is my ankle broken or sprained?
Mon, 23 Nov 2015
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i appreciate your health concerns
Is there swelling on ankle_? Any redness around ?
Based upon the mechanism of injury which you have described it appear than you gave got ankle sprain. In any soft tissue of injury of the joint it get heal slowly. You have to be patient with it.
Meanwhile stay calm and use acetaminophen to relieve pain. You should use ankle brace along with regular icing. Take rest and avoid any vigorous activity. It will heal in two weeks...
Get well soon
Regards
Saad
i appreciate your health concerns
Is there swelling on ankle_? Any redness around ?
Based upon the mechanism of injury which you have described it appear than you gave got ankle sprain. In any soft tissue of injury of the joint it get heal slowly. You have to be patient with it.
Meanwhile stay calm and use acetaminophen to relieve pain. You should use ankle brace along with regular icing. Take rest and avoid any vigorous activity. It will heal in two weeks...
Get well soon
Regards
Saad
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