In wrestling practice, i felt like two cracks. it felt like i cracked my ankle or something. it just felt like when you crack your fingers. But now it is swollen outside. And when i try to bend it forward, it feels like i can crack it but it would hurt. what do you guys think. i iced and i can walk limping. is it just sprained or something else??
2006-11-22 06:16:42 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Usually a sprain will hurt more than a break. Keep it iced and elevated. But I would also see the doctor for an X-ray to make sure it wasn't a break. The last time I sprained my ankle it sounded like I stepped on a piece of bubble wrap the size of Texas and hurt like hell. I thought I had broken it, but the orthopedic told me I strained two of the ligaments in the ankle. It was difficult to move my ankle for about a week and I kept my weight off of it by using crutches. Try physical therapy to get the strength and flexibility back.
2006-11-22 06:24:45 · answer #1 · answered by deltazeta_mary 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's broken. I broke my foot today and when I broke it, I felt a crack too. But it can be a very sever sprain.
2014-04-24 01:40:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 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 14:50:26 · answer #3 · answered by Rita 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a doctor, if the swelling doesn't reduce within 1 week. Most likely it is just a sprain.
2006-11-22 06:24:46 · answer #4 · answered by Existentialist_Guru 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My best advise to you as an EMT is to keep it elevated and put Ice on it. Stay off of it, if you walk around it could make it worse,
If it starts to get cold to the touch with out the ice on it, feels tingley, loose feeling in it get to the hospital right away.
2006-11-22 06:26:28 · answer #5 · answered by lribbeck1977 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could have a sprain or a break, either way you need to see an orthopedic doctor.
2006-11-22 06:25:54 · answer #6 · answered by katies mom 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might have sprained it i would go to the doctor!!
2006-11-22 06:41:33 · answer #7 · answered by I luv my BF! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋