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Suggest Treatment For Discolored Tender Painful Bruise On Ankle After Injury

I clapped ankles during a sports game and now I have an extreme discoloration, an area about the size of a softball that is hard as a rock and extremely painful to touch, since I have to work and stay on my feet the bruising has traveled down into the inside of my heel, and Achilles tendon. when standing it throbs and continues to until I m sitting.
Mon, 22 Feb 2021
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Hello,

- It sounds like you may have a ligament injury that has destabilized your ankle
- Follow this for at least 2 weeks: RICE
-- R= Rest
-- I = Ice your ankle
-- C= Compression - use a crepe bandage
-- E = Keep your foot Elevated.
- If this doesn't help, you will need to get imaging done of your ankle (MRI) and then further proceed with treatment.
- You can take OTC pain killers like ibuprofen for the time being.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Pranav Balakrishnan, General & Family Physician
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Suggest Treatment For Discolored Tender Painful Bruise On Ankle After Injury

Hello, - It sounds like you may have a ligament injury that has destabilized your ankle - Follow this for at least 2 weeks: RICE -- R= Rest -- I = Ice your ankle -- C= Compression - use a crepe bandage -- E = Keep your foot Elevated. - If this doesn t help, you will need to get imaging done of your ankle (MRI) and then further proceed with treatment. - You can take OTC pain killers like ibuprofen for the time being. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Pranav Balakrishnan, General & Family Physician