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Question

well, six weeks ago, coming up seven I sprained my ankle at netball and ever since I have been playing netball but it really hurts and you know how the swelling supposed to have gone after one week, well my ankle is still as swollen as it was when I did it, my mum said that its not because I have been playing netball on it (she is a nurse) so she should know. and I went to the doctors and they said that was nothing wrong with it and I doubt it, this was 5 weeks ago, what can I do to stop the swelling its really bugging me so yeah, and my netball coach who is the same age as me has been pressuring me to stop playing till its better, but then we wont have enough people on our team to play. And I play competitively so I can’t just not play. and I have been wearing an ankle brace, since I did it and it hasn't helped and it is like the best one on the market, so you think I should stop playing or go back to the doctors and stuff like that because, right now I am really confused. Help me!!

Answer 1

I would follow the coaches' orders and take it easy. If you are playing on it and as you said "competitively" then of course it's still swollen. You need to lay off it untill it heals. This can compound a minor injury into something worse.

Answer 2

This is going to sound weird, but I promise that it works. My dad was an old cattle hand and there was a trick they would use on their horses when they would injure their legs. Then they discovered it worked just as well as people. Here is what you do. You need to have a parent buy you a package of chewing tobacco. Just get the cheapest kind, brand doesn't matter-any tobacco will do. Take the tobacco and mix it with a small amount of water to make a paste. Put the tobacco paste on the affected area then wrap with gauze. Then wrap over that with an ACE bandage. Do this at night, sleep with it all night. In the morning your swelling will be gone and it won't hurt nearly as much. I swear this works. When I was in my first year of college I slipped on some stairs and hurt my ankle REALLY bad. It was swollen about 4x its normal size. I couldn't put any weight on it at all. I did all the things the doctor said-rest, ice, compression, elevation, and it wasn't getting much better. My dad mailed me a pouch of tobacco with instructions on what to do. I did it and the next day the swelling was almost completely gone and I was able to bear weight on it. I know it sounds crazy, but it works-FAST

Answer 3

I badly sprained my ankle about 3 weeks ago. I was in a hurry going down the stairs, lost my balance and landed on a bad side of my left foot, causing my left ankle to be stretched going on the inside. The first 48 hours were excruciating and the pain was un-believable. I've never had a serious ankle injury before.

So I immediately treated it using the RICE method. The following day, the bruising and swelling were so horrible. I found out that I got a second degree sprain and immediately panicked after that. I had a football game on that week and it been looking forward to it because I've been training for rt. I had teammates that had similar injuries and it took them months to fully recover, some of them stopped playing altogether. So I kinda had a short-term depression because I can't imagine myself not being able to run and play sports anymore.

Because I was so desperate to recover again, I contacted a lot of people that I know who do sports and asked them if they had similar injuries. One friend of mine, from the boy's football team in my university, told me about H.E.M. Ankle Rehab. I got a copy 4 days after I got injured. I immediately read and followed what was instructed and felt improvement on the first day. I was able to walk a bit, but I was in pain.

A couple of days after that, the swelling and bruising were subsid-ing significantly and on the fourth day, I was walking comfortably again. Although I've had felt a bit of stiffness, I continued doing what was instructed. My sister was surprised that I have recovered this fast. I told her about this book and was shocked on how effective the procedures were. I'm just so happy that this book was shared to me and how effective it is.

Heal your ankle fully & fast?

Answer 4

Take at least a day off from playing or standing or walking. Apply ice packs for 20 minutes then wait 20 minutes and apply again. Keep foot elevated and soak in warm water when needed. To reduce swelling keep elevated! If going to take any advil take the maximum of 2 pills every 6 hours no more than that. Advil thins the blood and can eat the lining of your stomach. Tylenol is ok, but not always works the same. You can try Aleve .That works for 12 hours taking one pill.

Answer 5

I would stop playing, and stay off of your ankle as much as possible. Apply ice to your ankle for 20 minutes then take it off for 20 minutes, and just keep doing that. Keep it elevated to. If you don't see any difference after a few days go back to the doctor. There's always a chance that you have injuried it worse.

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Answer 7

I would stop playing for one.
Put a ankle wrap on it purchased from a drug store etc.
Soak it in Epsom salt
But ice packs on for 10 minutes every couple of hours.
Take advil 3 of them 2x's a day to reduce inflammation.. well,, don't take 3 go by the bottle or age requirements,but that is what the Dr. told me.

Stay off of it for 3 days completely~

Answer 8

For one, stop playing on it for a few days. Get a large storage bag, and fill is about 1/2 with ice (crushed if you have it) and suck the air out of the bag before sealing. Put the ice bag around the swollen area and wrap on with an ace bandage fairly tight. Elevate your ankle above your heart. (Lay on the couch w/ ankle on the arm of the couch, or lay on the floor with the ankle on a chair etc.) Have someone loosen the ace bandage about every 1/2 minutes, and leave it loose for about 30 seconds, then wrap back tightly...Do this for about 15 min. 2-3 times a day for at least 2 days. I would also suggest taking an anti-inflammatory..(ibuprofen, advil, etc) I hope this helps!

Answer 9

Go back to the doctor right away! You never know, it could have gotten worse over time. I sprained my ankle just a month ago and its fully healed because I went to the doctor and they gave me an air cast (its basically a brace). it helps a lot, you should ice the ankle a lot too. Good luck!

Answer 10

Yes, you should stop playing netball and baby it. You should probably go back to the dr., too, as you might have reinjured it. And you can say they need you really bad, but if you mess it up so much you can't use it anymore, or have to have an operation, well, they will be doing without you for a lot longer. And here is a life lesson for you. Nobody is irreplaceable.