5 weeks back I slipped a few steps while climbing down the stair. I immediately went to a bone clinic, Doctor took out 3 x rays and found that a hair line crack has occured in my foot bone. He was over confident and did not apply plaster and advise me to try to walk and assured me of no major damage. He gave me an anti inflamatory pain killer (Caflam 50 mg) and FASTUM GEL to apply 3 times a day and assured me that within 2 weeks it will be over. And also advise me to resume my daily routine i.e. going to work after 2/3 days. But 5 weeks has passed and pain persists, sometime severe, around and below the ankle. My apartment is on 4th floor (without elevator) and I have to attend to my work 5 days a week. During this period I visited the doctor 2/3 times again and he was confident that there is nothing serious and I should not worry and try to walk normally. But I know the pain and sometimes find hard to walk when the road surface is uneven. Kindly advise.
2006-09-16 06:35:38 · 7 answers · asked by ixot 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
tendons and ligaments take a long time to heal, the bone may be healed already. Lots of massage, ice when you get back home, heat too, you want to alternate between the two, 20 minutes each. You may want to try some exercises to strengthen the ankle. You know the warm ups dancers use, sliding your foot forward, back, sideways.....bouncing up and down on your tip toes etc.....it should help. If it still persists, try another doctor!
2006-09-16 06:41:45 · answer #1 · answered by WitchTwo 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My friend had an accident in the past and he has a similar problem.. he's a selfdeffence instructor.. he said that the good thing to do is to work out under the water " aqua exercises".. cause in this case you will strength ur muscells without putting any pressure on them and you will find yourself after a while .. there's no pain at all and u'll start practice your life normally again... and my advice is to have a healthy food like boiled whole wheat with the yellow bean.. it's very good for the nerves system and legaments..and having lots of cherries is good for bones and joints..drinking lots of water, milk, take vitamin d as a supplement..
2006-09-16 06:54:05 · answer #2 · answered by anood 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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?
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2006-09-16 06:42:24 · answer #4 · answered by DOC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rest (it's your foot - you put weight on it all day long so do the best you can) The pain is an important sign - it means that there is still damage.
Ice (helps with the swelling and pain)
See a Physiotherapist.
2006-09-16 09:25:32 · answer #5 · answered by T-DOG 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, but the only advice I have for is to go see a doctor! I'm not a doctor so I'm sorry I can't help!
2006-09-16 06:38:29 · answer #6 · answered by Becca-Boo R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
see a physiotherapist. also seek a second opinion.
2006-09-16 06:38:51 · answer #7 · answered by Justme 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋