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How To Treat Swelling Of The Left Ankle After An Injury?
I hit my ankle bone on the inside of my left ankle on metal pipe at the park it instantly swelled and bruised and couldn t walk on it good. The next day I could walk on it but still swollen and hurt to touch. Now it s a week later and it s still swollen and bruised black and blue and hurts to touch should I be concerned?
Mon, 4 Apr 2016
swelling and pain of your ankle needs a better attention. you need to rest your ankle by avoiding or reducing weight bearing. you can keep your leg elevated above your heart level and apply ice packs over swollen part to reduce swelling. you can do gentle ankle up and down movements which is part of functional rehab now. you can take some analgesics if not contraindicated for pain. if your pain and swelling didn't reduce with these measures in one week you need to consult a orthopaedician for ruling out any Hair line fractures
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