I rolled my ankle (stepped on someone's foot playing basketball) about 6 months ago, and my ankle is still swollen. The whole ankle area is not swollen, just the outer ankle bone. There is no pain and I am able to play sports just like always. Any ideas why it would still be swollen, and what I can do about it?
2006-10-02 07:22:43 · 4 answers · asked by few 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
If it hurts at anytime, talk to your doctor about it. Try to go off it for a week or at least put ice packs on it (this will help reduce the swelling.)
Prop it up when you go to bed at night too
2006-10-02 08:05:18 · answer #1 · answered by I think... 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well I sprain my ankle every like 2 times a month so maybe I can be of some help. my case is different ive torn all my tissues in my ankle which it sprains basically by it self, and it gets swollen occasionally because I have been working my ankle too much put some ice on it and don't walk on it for a few. I also recommend going to a foot doctor, so he can have a look at it he will take xrays see if you destroyed some tissues ect. He can determined weither he can give you a brace for it to help it. basically see a foot doctor. Good luck :)
2006-10-02 09:31:46 · answer #2 · answered by Sugar 3 · 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?
2016-05-17 14:34:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I sprained my ankle in August and it still swells and hurts, so it must be a slow process healing and getting back to normal.
2006-10-02 07:41:34 · answer #4 · answered by judy_derr38565 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋