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Sprained ankle!!

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  • 19-07-2014 7:51pm
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    exercise is the antidote
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    sprained my ankle 5 days ago now. It swelled the first day and then went down and turned black in parts...Today i put a ankle support on it and now it's starting to feel Ichy.. Should I take it off?! I thought the support would help it!! Maybe it's swelling again!?


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    ecoli
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    My advice would be to get it looked at, might be to early to get looked at in a hospital if suspected fracture but a physio/ sports therapist should be able to take down any swell and point you in the right direction in terms of restoring ankle mobility or whether an X ray may be required


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    Crasp
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    It gets itchy from the blood sitting in the tissues (bruise), it's normal. turns yellow/purple/green as the blood breaks down and becomes itchy.


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    pconn062
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    Sorry, we can't give out medical advice here. From the charter:
    We do not give out medical advice. Injuries may have common symptoms but are unique to the individual - just because you were able to keep training with X injury or were out for months because of Y doesn't mean that the same will apply to someone else. Bad advice given here and followed through could aggravate an injury and prevent an athlete making a full recovery in as rapid a time as possible. This restriction is Boards-wide and purposely heavy-handed. So don't feel offended if your thread about a sprained ankle (which you may deem "non-medical") gets locked.

    As ecoli says, you should get it checked out by a professional.


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