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Reason For Tingling In The Ankle After Sprain?

so I sprained my ankle 7 days ago and I m still getting tingling on the top of my foot. i have sprained it many times over the years bit this is the worst to took about 2 days to be able to walk on it. should i ride it out or is the tingling still there for a reason?
Wed, 28 Sep 2016
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Hi After going through your history it seems that what you have developed is chronic ankle sprain.In this situation i would suggest immobilization for 3 weeks with cast and if the pain persists after that , get an MRI .
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Reason For Tingling In The Ankle After Sprain?

Hi After going through your history it seems that what you have developed is chronic ankle sprain.In this situation i would suggest immobilization for 3 weeks with cast and if the pain persists after that , get an MRI .