can ankle sprains get infected?

Question

I sprained it almost 3 weeks ago. it got better but now there is this one big spot on top of my foot that has become swelled again, very puffy and its kind of red. But just this one weird spot. And it is aching.

Answer 1

The ankle is one of the most common places in the body for a sprain. Every day thousands of people sprain their ankles. Landing wrong on your foot can cause the ankle to roll to the side. This can stretch or tear ligaments. Ankle sprains can occur at any time, such as when you step off a curb or play sports. Once you've had an ankle sprain, you may be more likely to sprain that ankle again.

Symptoms
Your symptoms depend on how badly the ligaments are damaged. You may have little pain and swelling if the ligaments are only stretched. If the ligaments tear, you will have more pain and swelling. The more severe the sprain, the less you'll be able to move the ankle or put weight on it. The ankle may also turn black and blue, and the bruising may extend into the foot and leg.

No they can't get infected. put ice on your ankle and lay down and make sure your elevate your foot so it gets blood flow to it and the pain should go away in about a week.

Answer 2

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 3

The answer is no,

a ankle sprain is when ligiments get streched or torn. The swelling is heart is pumping more blood to the area so that is heals faster.

Some blood stays and pools, its nothing to worry about.

Just ice it and keep it elevated.

Answer 4

Sprains dont get infected. There is something else going on there and you need to get it seen to.

Answer 5

Not really , unless you have an open wound near your ankle. You could have a bone fracture however, and they are quite painful.

Answer 6

not usually, no. if you have an infection, you may have something else wrong with it, go see a specialist.

Answer 7

no

Answer 8

from what?