Ankle Help?

Question

the other night in my basketball game i tripped and i rele hurt my ankle......my mom doesnt believe me and ive been keeping a brace on it what else shoulod i do to stop the pain??? the game was on thurs.8 feb. 2007

Answer 1

It's been only a day, and it seems that you have sprained your ankle. Such an injury does not immediately heal, since the onset of the injury is still early...so expect more inflammation and pain for the next few days or so.

Try not to move the injured area so much and not do anything too strainous on the affected ankle; keeping the brace on is a good idea as well. Normal analgesics such as tylenol would reduce the pain, if you think it is unbearable, although I recommend not to take the pills so much to avoid metabolic resistance to pain meds. Plenty of rest should do the trick, and in no time, you can play again.

Answer 2

Strains are injuries that affect muscles or tendons, thick bands that attach muscles to bones. They occur in response to a quick tear, twist, or pull of the muscle. Strains are an acute type of injury that results from overstretching or over contraction. Pain, weakness, and muscle spasms are common symptoms experienced after a strain occurs.

Sprains are injuries that affect ligaments, thick bands of cartilage that attach bone to bone. They occur in response to a stretch or tear of a ligament. Sprains are an acute type of injury that results from trauma such as a fall or outside force that displaces the surrounding joint from its normal alignment. Sprains can range from a mild ligamentous stretch to a complete tear. Bruising, swelling, instability, and painful movement are common symptoms experienced after a sprain occurs.

RICE is the acronym used for Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation. It is used as the best initial treatment of soft tissue injuries such as sprains, strains, and contusions. The combination of RICE helps reduce inflammation that occurs after acute injury. It is important to remember that the earlier this treatment is put into place, the more effective it is.

Rest: Rest and protect the injured area. If it hurts to bear weight on the injury, use crutches, or a cane.

Ice: Apply ice to the injury. The cold will reduce swelling and pain at the injured site. This step should be done as soon as possible. Apply the frozen object to the area for 20 minutes three times a day for the first 48 hours.

Compression: Compress the injured site. This will decrease swelling of the injured region. Although the wrap should be snug, make sure it is not too tight as this can cause numbness, tingling, or increased pain.

Elevation: Elevate the injured area above the level of the heart as much as possible. This technique will also assist in reducing the amount of swelling to the injured site.

Once the pain and swelling are eliminated, you should start gradual range of motion exercises but not to the point of pain. Each day your range of motion will increase slightly. Continue until you have complete range of motion. Than start gentle strengthening exercises to re-build the strength in the ankle.

The stiffness will go away over time.

Good Luck

Answer 3

it's been 2 days now... you can put cold pack today to ease the pain, but tomorrow, if there is still pain, you put hot pack until the pain disappears. keep the brace on. at night you do ankle exercises. up and down, left and right, round.. these are helpful to circulate the blood and remove the pain in the ankle.