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What Causes Swelling In The Ankles After Injuring The Achilles Tendon?

I have recently partially tore my achilles tendon and have been placed in a walking boot and on crutches for a week but when I took my boot off today I notice my ankle area is swollen aND has a lot of fluid build up in the area. is that normal or should I go back in to the doctor?
Fri, 28 Apr 2017
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No thats normal after any injury in the arms or legs to the bone , muscle, or tendon...its a mechanism from your body to heal its self..dont worry ...you can put your legs in a warm bath few minutes every day and apply haemoclar gel on it and it will subsidies soon...
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What Causes Swelling In The Ankles After Injuring The Achilles Tendon?

No thats normal after any injury in the arms or legs to the bone , muscle, or tendon...its a mechanism from your body to heal its self..dont worry ...you can put your legs in a warm bath few minutes every day and apply haemoclar gel on it and it will subsidies soon...