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Should I Be Worried As I Am Having Swelling After Spraining My Ankle?

I sprained/ twisted my ankle a little over three weeks ago during a basketball game. I played through it the rest of the game and continued regular exercise until I went to the doctor two weeks later since it was still swollen. Although it is swollen, my ankle has not hurt except for when the injury initially happened and some stiffness every once and awhile. Should I be worried that it is still swollen three weeks later if it doesn t hurt? I also took a week off in this time period from sports.
posted on Tue, 1 Apr 2014
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Hi,

I have gone through your query.

You must stop playing any game for at least 3 weeks and apply crepe bandage and take tab. aceclofenac+thiocolchicoside three times a day for 7 days.

Otherwise this swelling will never go away.

I hope it helps.

You are welcome to ask further health related queries.

In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:

http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-chander-mohan-singh/67013


Thanks.

Dr.Singh.









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Should I Be Worried As I Am Having Swelling After Spraining My Ankle?

Hi, I have gone through your query. You must stop playing any game for at least 3 weeks and apply crepe bandage and take tab. aceclofenac+thiocolchicoside three times a day for 7 days. Otherwise this swelling will never go away. I hope it helps. You are welcome to ask further health related queries. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link: http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-chander-mohan-singh/67013 Thanks. Dr.Singh.