how can i tell if its just a sprained ankle or a stress fracture without going to the doctor?
2007-04-23 10:41:16 · 5 answers · asked by Dance All Day Dance All Night 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
Not without an xray.
Sprain are bad and can take longer to heal than a fracture.
To help your ankle heal get a Bauer and Black ankle brace, The other brands are awful and hurt and cut off circulalation. Been there done that multiple times...
Support Plus has the type that Bauer and Black make and are wonderful and help you heal so much faster..
2007-04-23 10:48:07 · answer #1 · answered by ♥♥The Queen Has Spoken♥♥ 7 · 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?
2016-05-18 07:27:36 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He can nonetheless walk on it yet he needs to be in a detachable boot for a minimum of 6 weeks. tension fractures are precisely what they say. tension. you will possibly be able to desire to do away with the strain to verify that it to heal. If he's not in a boot already, then he's merely inflicting extra injury. i could think of if the defense force knew this they could verify he healed directly to come again in action. possibly have him for sure tell his well-being practitioner that he can't do the flaws they are asking and he's putting himself and his unit in possibility via no longer being healthy. reliable good fortune.
2016-10-28 19:09:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There isn't a way to tell if you don't go to a doctor. You should just go to a doctor! If it hurts enough then go to a doctor and get it checked out.
2007-04-23 10:49:08 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't. And actually, sprains take longer to heal and can be more painful.
2007-04-23 10:45:27 · answer #5 · answered by smartypants909 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋