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Suggest Treatment For Swollen And Bruised Ankle

my son banged his left foot right below the exterior ankle on the outside frame of a trampling yesterday. Its barely swelling and only a slight bruise is showing but he can t bare weight on it. Any thoughts?? He says it is painful to the touch as well.
Fri, 26 Sep 2014
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Hello,Thanks for your query.After going through your query I came to know that your son have got ankle injury .There are two possibilities 1. ligament injury2. ankle fracture as he is unable to bear weight.However you should his x ray done to exclude bony pain.Treatment of ligament injury is splinting the joint, rest and analgesics (diclofenac three times a day after meals).Muscle relaxant such as thiocolchicoside can be added. Vitamin B-complex and Vitamin C supplementation can used to promote healing. It may take 3-4week time to relief. Treatment of undisplaced fracture is same but treatment of displaced fracture may be operation. You can discuss with your treating Doctor about it. 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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Suggest Treatment For Swollen And Bruised Ankle

Hello,Thanks for your query.After going through your query I came to know that your son have got ankle injury .There are two possibilities 1. ligament injury2. ankle fracture as he is unable to bear weight.However you should his x ray done to exclude bony pain.Treatment of ligament injury is splinting the joint, rest and analgesics (diclofenac three times a day after meals).Muscle relaxant such as thiocolchicoside can be added. Vitamin B-complex and Vitamin C supplementation can used to promote healing. It may take 3-4week time to relief. Treatment of undisplaced fracture is same but treatment of displaced fracture may be operation. You can discuss with your treating Doctor about it. I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care.