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What Causes Pain And Swelling In Ankle?
I hit my ankle pretty hard 6 days ago and a couple days ago it started looking pretty swollen (I just started college and I do ~2 miles of walking a day, i think this may have caused the swelling). I am compressing it during the day and elevating it at night (the elevating at night eliminates the swelling until I start walking around). Is there anything else I should do? I start ROTC soon too, so I will be running every day.
Mon, 28 Jan 2019
Hello,
It could be a contusion or sprain.
As of now you can apply ice packs for faster recovery.
If symptoms persist better to consult an orthopedician and plan for an MRI scan.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shinas Hussain,
General & Family Physician
It could be a contusion or sprain.
As of now you can apply ice packs for faster recovery.
If symptoms persist better to consult an orthopedician and plan for an MRI scan.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Shinas Hussain,
General & Family Physician
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