What happened to my ankle? I landed wrong, and thought i sprained it, it hasn't !
Question:
What happened to my ankle? I landed wrong, and thought i sprained it, it hasn't swollen up but it still hurts.
What happened to my ankle? I landed wrong, and thought i sprained it, it hasn't swollen up but it still hurts. What should i do. Walking is unbearable. I landed wrong on my heel, so any sort of pressure that i put towards the heel or the front of the foot hurts a lot. I'm wondering if i should just give it rest and elevated or is there a better way out?
Answers:
You most likely sprained it.Quite often,minor sprains don't swell,or only swell enough for a doctor to realize.Also,some people just don't have the tendency to swell much.
What you should do is go see a doctor and get it checked out.And just to be on the safe side,get an x-ray to make sure that there's no fracture.
In the meantime though,follow RICE which it seems you already know,but I'll write it out anyway:
Rest (don't walk too much)
Ice (20 minutes at least 3 times a day)
Compression (wear an ACE wrap or ankle brace)
Elevation (prop it up at least at waist level,above the heart is better)