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Need Medication For Swelling & Bruise On The Inner Part Of The Ankle
I was hit with a softball (Line Drive) on the inner part of my ankle a week or so ago and it hurt a bit to walk on and was swollen with a bruise on the spot, also sore to the touch. Today I was hit again in the exact same spot with another line drive. It s is swollen and hurts if I walk on it for over 5-6 mins or so. It s very tender to the touch and hurts so much when I put ice on it. What should I do? And what do you think is wrong? And yes I have been icing
Mon, 29 Aug 2016
hello
i can understand your concern
actually the injury has lead to the soft tissue injury i.e the tissue underneath your skin has been injured,in other words the injury has caused the inflammation of the soft tissue which has lead to pain and swelling---
(1) the most important thing to do is to give rest to the injured part...as feet n ankle bears the whole of the body weight until n unless the injured part gets complete rest for few days the injured part wont get healed so avoid walking or doing any activity for which will put weight of your body on your ankle
(2) lie down in bed in horizontal position for 2-3 days so that the injured tissue get time for healing
(3) do icing for the first 2 days and after that do hot fomentation for 2-3 days few times a day
(4) tie a crap bandage around ankle to restrict unusual movement of the ankle joint n it will also reduce swelling
(5) get a x-ray done of the injured ankle to rule out any minor fracture
(6) take tablet diclofenac 2 times a day and tablet serratiopeptidase 10 mg three times a day for 3 days
follow all these and you will be perfectly fine very soon
regards
i can understand your concern
actually the injury has lead to the soft tissue injury i.e the tissue underneath your skin has been injured,in other words the injury has caused the inflammation of the soft tissue which has lead to pain and swelling---
(1) the most important thing to do is to give rest to the injured part...as feet n ankle bears the whole of the body weight until n unless the injured part gets complete rest for few days the injured part wont get healed so avoid walking or doing any activity for which will put weight of your body on your ankle
(2) lie down in bed in horizontal position for 2-3 days so that the injured tissue get time for healing
(3) do icing for the first 2 days and after that do hot fomentation for 2-3 days few times a day
(4) tie a crap bandage around ankle to restrict unusual movement of the ankle joint n it will also reduce swelling
(5) get a x-ray done of the injured ankle to rule out any minor fracture
(6) take tablet diclofenac 2 times a day and tablet serratiopeptidase 10 mg three times a day for 3 days
follow all these and you will be perfectly fine very soon
regards
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