Did I sprain my ankle?!


Question: Did I sprain my ankle?
I played a badmin game yesterday and as I was sidestepping to get to the shuttle, I tripped a bit and my foot sort of rolled over on the outside and I heard some sort of nasty crunching/popping noise and I began limping a bit afterward.

I rested up a bit and I was pretty much fine, but getting up this morning my ankle feels sore - especially moving it to the side, again.

Answers:

It sounds like it's healing, but you should follow the RICE method.

R- Rest (and I mean no running, no jumping, and not too much pressure on your injured foot. As little walking as you can manage.)
I- Ice (wrapped so it's not too cold)
C- Compression. Wrap your ankle in a bandage tightly, but not too tightly. Just so that it's tight but won't cut off your blood circulation.
E- Elevate. When sleeping, resting, or even sitting, grab a chair or pillow and set your foot so that it's on a higher than your body.



go easy on it a few days, if it doesn't improve see a doctor about an x ray, meanwhile rest, ice, compression (wrap with ace bandage) and elevation (above heart level). pain can be caused by swelling so RICE, to keep pain to a minimum.



yep. sounds like you sprained your ankle.




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