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Medical Forum / General / General / January 2006Sprain or not?
Yesterday, I very slightly lost my balance and twisted my ankle. It didn't bother me so I ignored it. Anyway, since then no visible swelling or bruising has occured but my ankle has been somewhat tender when I move it back and forth and walk around. It's not bad enough for me to limp. It's just a dull ache in my ankle. It's not swollen or tender to the touch. I was wondering if it could be mildly sprained. > Yesterday, I very slightly lost my balance and twisted my ankle. It > didn't bother me so I ignored it. Anyway, since then no visible > swelling or bruising has occured but my ankle has been somewhat tender > when I move it back and forth and walk around. It's not bad enough for > me to limp. It's just a dull ache in my ankle. It's not swollen or > tender to the touch. I was wondering if it could be mildly sprained. http://www.arthroscopy.com/sp09005.htm On 1/27/2006 4:22 AM, Panda Bear On The 4th wrote: >> Yesterday, I very slightly lost my balance and twisted my ankle. It >> didn't bother me so I ignored it. Anyway, since then no visible >> swelling or bruising has occured but my ankle has been somewhat tender >> when I move it back and forth and walk around. It's not bad enough for >> me to limp. It's just a dull ache in my ankle. It's not swollen or >> tender to the touch. I was wondering if it could be mildly sprained. Sure, it might be sprained. Or it might be broken. Can't tell from here... HMc > On 1/27/2006 4:22 AM, Panda Bear On The 4th wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > HMc Actually, I don't think that's really true. If we believe the above history as accurate then we know: 1) Able to walk immediately after the injury 2) No tender spots The Ottawa Ankle Rules would say that that is enough to exclude an ankle fracture. I also think we can be pretty sure that if someone "twists" an ankle and is able to walk the next day but feels a dull ache, they have a mild sprain. For the OP, a sprain just means an injury to some of the ligaments of the ankle.  SignatureDavid Rind drind@caregroup.harvard.edu So should I do something for my ankle? The ache is still there but nothing any worse. > So should I do something for my ankle? The ache is still there but > nothing any worse. It's hard to give useful advice for an individual over the Net. Most people with a mild sprain who are able to walk don't need much of anything done and can expect to heal completely over a week or two. SignatureDavid Rind drind@caregroup.harvard.edu Well, since it was mild sprain and wasn't really hurting much anymore, I played a game of basketball where I was tripped and twisted it some again. I didn't twist it any worse than last time but I think all the activity on the injury already made it worse because it's now started to swell up and hurts worse now. It's not too bad but it's definitely worse than before the game. I took a picture so maybe you could help more. http://img71.imageshack.us/img71/5995/mvc003s9fu.jpg What should I do from here? I was thinking I should probably stay off it for the rest of the day and tomorrow but I'd like some advice on it. Ok, my ankle is still the same today.
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