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What Is The Treatment For Sensitive Ankle After Hit By A Soft Ball?
I got hit with a softball in the inner part of my ankle. I have been elevating and icing for the past 2 days. Now that the swelling has gone down, apart of my ankle just above the bone is EXTREMELY sensitive to any touch. Should I go in and have it looked at?
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello,
As this is a superficial injury, you will have some sensitivity for now.
Kindly continue slow icing and stabilize the ankle in ankle brace or crepe bandage. Wait for a week or so and I think this symptom will also subside.
As of now, it doesn't look to be a major thing to worry about.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Jay Indravadan Patel, Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist
As this is a superficial injury, you will have some sensitivity for now.
Kindly continue slow icing and stabilize the ankle in ankle brace or crepe bandage. Wait for a week or so and I think this symptom will also subside.
As of now, it doesn't look to be a major thing to worry about.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Jay Indravadan Patel, Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist
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