How can u tell you have a sprained or broken ankle?!
Question: How can u tell you have a sprained or broken ankle!?
i dont no if i have a sprained or broken ankle cause its swollen a bit but i cant tell!. what do broken and sprained ankles look like!? cause i might have to go to the hostpital!. but im not sure yetWww@Answer-Health@Com
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That is difficult, I have had both!. If it is broken, at least in my case the pain was so severe I could not even take one step on it!. However a sprain being painful, you can put some pressure on it!. Ususally the only way to tell for sure is to have an X-ray!. But if you cannot get there right away: ice on 20 minutes, off 20 minutes and Advil or Motrin reduces the swelling!. I hope you feel better soon!Www@Answer-Health@Com
If your ankle is broken, even if it is a slight fracture you most likely won't be able to walk on that foot!. It will turn black and blue if it is broken!. It will be swollen even if you have a sprain!. It's hard to say what level of pain you will have from a sprain or a fracture!. as pain levels vary!.!. Most ankle injuries are sprains and should be treated as even these can cause complications if not taken care of!. You could use cold compresses to help the swelling but if after a day there seems to be no relief and the swelling doesn't go down then it could be fractured!. The best thing is go to the doctor at your clinic, where most have xrays, and they can tell if it is a sprain or a fracture!. This usually saves you from paying much higher rates to a hospital emergency if you have no insurance!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
if you can move your ankle without intollerable pain then it's prob just sprained, it still hurts and i wouldn't walk on it but you don't need to go to the doctor if that's all that it is!.
on the other hand it may be fractured (small broken bone that doesn't break the skin) if your ankle doesn't go down within a couple of days go to the doctor, they'll do a couple of x rays and if it's fractured they'll give you a cast!.
if it were seriously broken there would be no doubt about it, you'd know!.
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on the other hand it may be fractured (small broken bone that doesn't break the skin) if your ankle doesn't go down within a couple of days go to the doctor, they'll do a couple of x rays and if it's fractured they'll give you a cast!.
if it were seriously broken there would be no doubt about it, you'd know!.
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Are you still able to walk on the ankle!? With a sprained ankle it is uncomfortable and a little painful to walk on, if you are able to completely move the ankle 360 degrees then its sprained!. if it hurts and cannot complete the 360 then its most likely broken!. If it is sprained then put ice on it and walk on it least amount as possible!. I would get it checked out though if it continues to hurt after 3 days!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
My mother always told me that if you can walk on it it is not broken but with some injuries that is not always true!. My husband fractured his foot in four places and walked all over the place on it that night thinking he could walk it off!.
I have sprained my ankle before though and it can be very painful!. The pain isn't always immediate- it is usually not so bad until the next day when the swelling comes!. The doctor will probably want you off of it for a while whether or not it is broken and may want to do xrays!. Even sprains require a lot of care and attention!.
With broken bones there tends to be more black and blue coloring than sprains but thats what X rays are for too- to take the guesswork out of it!Www@Answer-Health@Com
I have sprained my ankle before though and it can be very painful!. The pain isn't always immediate- it is usually not so bad until the next day when the swelling comes!. The doctor will probably want you off of it for a while whether or not it is broken and may want to do xrays!. Even sprains require a lot of care and attention!.
With broken bones there tends to be more black and blue coloring than sprains but thats what X rays are for too- to take the guesswork out of it!Www@Answer-Health@Com
well try taking an aspirin and wrapping loosly with an ace bandage with ice for 20 minutes!. if its broken you wont be able to stand AT ALL! if it just a sprain you are going to be fine! it will just hurt really bad!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.then after a while you will be able to tell based on how you are feeling!. and it may look purple!. so trust me i have sprained both ankle for a total of 6 times! ouch! so wrap it with a ace bandage wrap if it worsens i would consider a docters app!. :) feel better!Www@Answer-Health@Com
When I was in 5th grade I broke my ankle!.!.!. and not long ago, my sister sprained her ankle!. All I can tell you is my ankle swelled up really huge and felt like there was alot of pressure on the inside, like something inside wasn't moving right!. i think a sprain would hurt alot more, because when your bone breaks to minimize so much pain it sort of nums the area!. but a sprain hurts like hell and it bruises pretty bad!. hope this helps! in all truth though, I think you should go to the docters, just to be safe!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
When you go to the doctor have him show you the x-rays!.
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Just get an x-ray, you can't tell from the outside!. You don't want to suffer with a broken bone it'll just get worse!. Even if it's a sprain they can be as bad as or worse than breaking and you may need crutches for a sprain for a couple days!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Somebody told me (I don't know if it's true), that you take a tuning fork, hit it against something, and hold it by the ankle (not touching)!. If it hurts like heck, that means it's broken!. If it doesn't, it's probably a sprain!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
this is easy if it is sprained you can walk but it will hurt if it is broken you cant walk and it will hurt and you might see it swell up a bitWww@Answer-Health@Com
Unless the bone is sticking out of the side of your leg, the only way to know for completely sure is to get an x-ray!. You can still move your foot if it's fractured!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
If its broken you will probaly be in a lot of pain, and you won't be able to walk on it!. And if its sprained it will proably swell a litlle but and you will proably have some pain when you walkWww@Answer-Health@Com
What happpened, did you twist it!? I know when I broke my ankle it got real swelled up and bruised up fairly quickly!. I waited about 2 days to go to the doctor though!. But sometimes a really bad sprain can feel broken too!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
A broken ankle you have a very hard time turning or can't even turn you foot at all!.!.!.!.!.!.your best bet would be to go to the hospital because it could be a hairline fracture which feels a lot like a sprain!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
broken:
-swollen
-black and blue
-hurts really really bad!!!
sprain:
-swollen
-maybe a little bruised
-doesnt hurt too bad
also, it could be fractured er sumthing
you should still get an xray just in case!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
-swollen
-black and blue
-hurts really really bad!!!
sprain:
-swollen
-maybe a little bruised
-doesnt hurt too bad
also, it could be fractured er sumthing
you should still get an xray just in case!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
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Usaully the pain would go away in couple of min!. if you didn't break or sprained an anckle, but if you do then it will last days!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
well if u broke something u would DEFINITLY feel it!. sprained is when is hurts when u step on it or sokmethingWww@Answer-Health@Com
You still need to be checked either way,you might have a hair line crack on lt, xray will tell!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
if you can move your foot it is sprainedWww@Answer-Health@Com
if it heals tomorrow its prob a sprained ankle but u should go to the doctor :)Www@Answer-Health@Com