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What Causes Pain And Swelling Inside Ankle?

I slightly hurt my ankle 6 days ago, but it seems to be getting progressively worse. The last 2 days I can barely walk on it, it s swollen and painful, mainly on the inside of my ankle. I am a bit concerned since it s almost a week later and didn t seem bad at all when I did it initially.
Mon, 13 Jun 2016
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Hii ,
Welcome To HCM & Thanks For Asking Your Query Here

From Your medical history it seems that you have severely sprained your ankle
Pain along the inner side of the ankle may represent a more serious injury to the tendons or to the ligaments and should always be evaluated by a Orthopedic surgeon

although You can take over the counter anti inflammatory drug like ibuprofen and muscle relaxant like thiocholchicosode after consulting your doctor to subside swelling and pain
along with this you should Rest your ankle by not walking on it. Limit weight bearing
apply Ice packs to keep down the swelling, Compression can help control swelling , also Elevate the foot by reclining and propping it up above the waist

I would strongly suggest you to visit an Orthopedic Surgeon to get it examine ,he may go for an X ray To rule out any possible fracture because A severe Sprain can be Difficult to Differentiate from a fracture (broken bone) without an x-ray , also severely sprained ankle may require immobilization or splinting to allow healing


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What Causes Pain And Swelling Inside Ankle?

Hii , Welcome To HCM & Thanks For Asking Your Query Here From Your medical history it seems that you have severely sprained your ankle Pain along the inner side of the ankle may represent a more serious injury to the tendons or to the ligaments and should always be evaluated by a Orthopedic surgeon although You can take over the counter anti inflammatory drug like ibuprofen and muscle relaxant like thiocholchicosode after consulting your doctor to subside swelling and pain along with this you should Rest your ankle by not walking on it. Limit weight bearing apply Ice packs to keep down the swelling, Compression can help control swelling , also Elevate the foot by reclining and propping it up above the waist I would strongly suggest you to visit an Orthopedic Surgeon to get it examine ,he may go for an X ray To rule out any possible fracture because A severe Sprain can be Difficult to Differentiate from a fracture (broken bone) without an x-ray , also severely sprained ankle may require immobilization or splinting to allow healing I hope it help Thanks & Get well Soon