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Swollen Painful Ankle Due To Tripping. Do I Need Crutches To Let It Heal Properly ?
Hiya, i tripped down a step yesterday at work, and my ankle is swolen and is very painful, i have to hop around, i can only walk on my tip toe on my right foot and hobble around but it still hurts a lot, i dont know what ive done to it? i feel as if i need crutches so i can stop putting pressue on the foot to let it heal properly?
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Thu, 4 Oct 2012
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The first thing to do is to rest the part - especially if painful!
A cold compress and over the counter pain relieving medicines may help
You have not stated your age or gender...
An X-ray has to be taken to rule out a fracture (not necessary to be in 2 pieces!)
Please try to see a bone specialist - he may apply a PoP (plaster of Paris) cast
A stitch in time saves nine!
Good luck
The first thing to do is to rest the part - especially if painful!
A cold compress and over the counter pain relieving medicines may help
You have not stated your age or gender...
An X-ray has to be taken to rule out a fracture (not necessary to be in 2 pieces!)
Please try to see a bone specialist - he may apply a PoP (plaster of Paris) cast
A stitch in time saves nine!
Good luck
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