My ankle was very swollen after i got hit with a soccer ball and fell straight on my ankle i couldnt feel it or move it, after a while i could walk on it but it still hurt bad so my dad took me to this old guys house and he pulled it till it made a pop sound and i think he made it worse cuz today its like locked in place and i cant move my ankle like regularlyi think i fractured it what do you think? PS im going to the chiropracter (didnt know how to spel it) tomorrow
2007-06-29 19:36:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
I don't think a soccer ball can break the ankle bone. It might have been sprained or dislocated. Ask your dad if the guy was a doctor and why he took you there. That just sounds wrong.
If it was strained / sprained, having someone yank on it just did more damage to the tendons.
If it was dislocated, then he was putting it back into place, which would explain why you can barely move it right now. All the tendons and ligaments have been strained beyond their normal bounds. They will be incredibly sore, tender, and swollen.
If it was fractured, it needs to be put in a cast to prevent it from moving around. It might need screws and plates to set it right.
Get thee to a doctor immediately and get it Xrayed to find out what is wrong. It should not have been reset unless the guy was a doctor. If he was a doctor, he should have told you what to do next and how you are going to feel.
2007-06-29 20:50:43 · answer #1 · answered by icing_in_ak 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really don't understand why you would go to some old guys house so he can pull on an already injured ankle. Are you nuts? And a chiro. better take an X-ray, but chiros are not as versed as to finding a fracture as an MD, who sees many more cases, would be. I would go to an ortho guy to find out what you did and then what happened when the old guy made it worse.
2007-06-29 19:46:06 · answer #2 · answered by mr.answerman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MMM a chiropractor may be plan b. Right now it needs an xray. It could be a fracture. Sometime you can walk with fractures. You could have to ligaments who knows. I would defiantly have a MD look at it before the Chiropractor.
2007-06-29 19:55:16 · answer #3 · answered by momof3 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that I wouldn't wait until tomorrow; I'd go to the ER tonight. If it IS broken (and it could be), you don't want it to stay in the wrong position any longer than necessary. If it heals wrong now, it could mean surgery later, whether it's broken or just sprained.
2007-06-29 19:44:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In order to know if your ankle is broken, it needs to be x-rayed. It could very well be broken.
2007-06-29 19:40:36 · answer #5 · answered by Andee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are wondering if you broke it then its not. but go to a doctor quick before it gets more messed up. and why are you going to a chiropractor if its your ankle, they are for spines and backs..?
2007-06-29 19:39:50 · answer #6 · answered by mpaellen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋