2007-02-05 06:35:57 · 4 answers · asked by a q 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
The truth is that it really depends on what kind of a sprain you have as opposed to what type of fracture. Most commonly a Grade 2 or 3 ankle sprain will hurt a whole lot more since you have stretched or torn all stabilizing ligaments in your ankle. I have seen middle school aged football players play a whole game on a fractured ankle and never complain too much. I have seen the complete opposite on grown men when they just sprained an ankle. A simple fracture will not hurt the ligaments as much so it is not felt as bad.So in reality the pain depends on the injury and your pain tolerance.
Now the healing and rehab process is about the same for both injuries. Both will more than likely require you to be on crutches for some time. With a fracture you will likely be in a cast or boot and need months of physical therapy. With a sprain you will also need a boot or an immobilizer to allow for healing. Then you will need weeks of rehab.
In both cases you should let a Doctor determine the best course of action.
2007-02-05 08:25:06 · answer #1 · answered by A Different Name 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ice it numerous cases to assist stay away from extra swelling, and save it greater. It sounds like a sprain. provide it a pair days of resting it and icing it oftentimes before seeing a wellness care provider. additionally, in case you are able to flow it in any respect, attempt to wiggle your ankle as much as you are able to to maintain the tendons from stiffening up, that can postpone the healing technique with sprains. many times after some days it is going to start to get extra sensible - you will nonetheless be limping, yet you will word progression. If the soreness does not get to any extent further sensible, or it gets worse, make an appointment to work out your wellness care provider. till some thing dramatic occurs, like a loss of feeling, severe unexpected soreness, or in the adventure that your ankle sounds like it has an obtrusive deformity (not the swelling, yet looking like some thing is out of place), do not flow to the ER - you're probable to spend an prolonged time waiting in case you do, simply by fact the triage nurse could probable classify it as "pressing", not "emergency", and you will might desire to anticipate the emergency sufferers to be considered first.
2016-09-28 11:15:32 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
either or, ur ankle is messed up anyways because if you sprained it it will keep giving you problems and if you broke it it will do the same thing.who told you that?
2007-02-05 06:49:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does hurt worse.
2007-02-05 07:27:38 · answer #4 · answered by diannegoodwin@sbcglobal.net 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋