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Sprained Ankle, Bruise And Have Pain. Should I Go To ER?
I sprained my ankle on Saturday. I rolled it in. I heard a lot of popping and cracking. ER dr said there is no brake. I am continuing to bruse and have pain. Now my foot and ankle stay cold no matter what i do. Should I go back to ER? I have an appt with an ortho on 9/27.
Mon, 16 Dec 2013
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement, Dr. Saurabh Gupta's Response
Hello,
Thanks for your query.
The fact that your pain is occuring with movements indicates a muscle strain. Any strained muscle when stretched gives severe pain.
I advice you to follow the below mentioned guidelines -
* Give adequate rest to the involved muscle group and avoid any movement that causes pain
* Moist heat application to relax the muscles
* Local application of muscle relaxant gel
* Analgesic medications as needed
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
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Sprained Ankle, Bruise And Have Pain. Should I Go To ER?
Hello, Thanks for your query. The fact that your pain is occuring with movements indicates a muscle strain. Any strained muscle when stretched gives severe pain. I advice you to follow the below mentioned guidelines - * Give adequate rest to the involved muscle group and avoid any movement that causes pain * Moist heat application to relax the muscles * Local application of muscle relaxant gel * Analgesic medications as needed I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care