i rolled my ankle forward 2 weeks ago and its not any better what should i do?

Question

ok so i rolled my ankle forward 2 weeks ago playing volleyball and i have been icing it and have kept a brace on it since then and its still really bruised and swollen.....i think though i keep on making it worse bc im still playing volleyball on it...but that is only bc my team needs me or we have to forfit...what should i do.....quiting volleyball is not an option

Answer 1

You need to go see a DR and have it X-rayed. You could have a hairline fracture.

Good luck!!!

Answer 2

I did the same type of thing to my knee a few years ago. I let it go for a month to see if it would just heal on its own (I had hurt it while working out at the gym). Anyway, a month after I hurt it, I ended up having surgery as I had torn my ACL and ligaments.

Basically what I'm saying, you need to stop playing volleyball. Your team will understand in the long run. If you keep playing, you could risk injuring yourself even more with possibly a break if that hasn't happened yet, or torn ligaments/muscle. Your doctor will probably x-ray your ankle/foot. I've also had ankle problems in the past and you do have to stay off of it for awhile regardless. Good luck!

Answer 3

You are evidently making a known problem worse, and that could lead to long-term injury.

Therefore, you have a choice of playing volleyball, and getting worse, or suspending participation for a while, and getting better.

One thing is certain: if you do sufficient damage that it becomes chronic, and lasts for many months, not a single person on the volleyball team will remember you, or your pain, throughout all of those months..

Why else do professional sports teams have their own doctors, and willingly take an important player off the roster as soon as the doctor decides that the injured player needs to be off in order to heal, and even if the player strongly objects to coming off?

The injury should NOT be getting worse after two weeks.

See a doctor.

It is that simple.

Answer 4

If allowing it to heal is not an option, then you'll just have to live with it. What the hell do you want from us, a magic potion? You either let it heal by staying off your feet as much as humanly possible, or suffer the consequences. It will take months for it to stop hurting, and even longer for you to stop re-injuring it.

I twisted my ankle playing badminton. I work in construction, so I walk on uneven ground and debris every day. It took two months or so to walk normally and about nine months before I could step on an uneven surface without injuring it again. Like I said, stay off it or deal with it (or inject the site with steroids).

Answer 5

in case you basically rolled your ankle interior the preliminary harm, and not fell on it, i could say the possibilities of it being fractured are very minimum. despite in case you had broken it 2 yrs in the past, the fracture could have healed up in a pair of months time. As a actual Therapist, i'm able to help you be attentive to the acceptable element you're able to do for it now's to flow see a actual therapist. he or she will seem at your ankle and be certain what's inflicting your issues and then supply you the acceptable suited exercises to get ti greater valuable! wish this facilitates!

Answer 6

If its a sprain it'll take longer to heal than if it were broken, because when you sprain it you still use it, but if you have a broken ankle you arent using it and often dont put any pressure on it. So if it doesnt get better in about a week then you should see your doctor.

Answer 7

i think you can still play volleyball i played my whole varsity soccer season wiht a sprained ankle. and mine was rele swollen and brusied and not playing was not an option for me either. my moms a nurse and she said that playing on it could make it worse but i was under teh care of the school trainer and he just wrapped it rele good eveyr practice and game and at the end of teh season ti still hurta nd i ha dot go to 2months of physical therphy so if ur willing to do that then play vball

Answer 8

When I rolled my ankle, my doctor recommended wrapping it tightly to keep it immobile and a boot. You really need to take it easy - I didn't and kept running and now I have permanent damage and it is kinda weak.

Answer 9

I believe that you sprained your ankle and unfortunately you can't really play volleyball on a bad ankle.

Answer 10

continue to ice it. I rolled mine playing soccer over the summer and kept playing and it continued to stay swollen for about a month. If your school/team has one, talk to a trainer or if you cant get that, go to physical therapists and talk to them