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If the pain is still severe, you cannot utilize the area around the site, you see bruising either black, blue, or purple , or blisters, you need to be seen by a doctor.
The signs and symptoms of a sprain will be different depending on the location of the injury, and how severe it is. However, here are the general symptoms experienced. Sprains can be extremely painful, and are easy to confuse as a break. Many times, they are more painful than a fracture, which has been confirmed by science.
However, the symptoms of a sprain are usually:. A strain can cause extreme pain, no matter where it is. However, these injuries are isolated to muscles tendons, and ligaments. It can happen anywhere, but is not isolated to areas with a joint. The symptoms of a strain include:.
The symptoms of a fractured bone may not always be obvious. A broken ankle can also be caused by direct impact to the ankle, such as a car accident or a sports-related impact. If you need surgery, it may take anywhere from 12 weeks to 2 years to regain full function of your ankle.
The symptoms of a broken and sprained ankle are similar, and the injuries can be difficult to tell apart, especially in cases of serious injuries that involve a lot of swelling. However, you should still have a medical professional examine your ankle even if you think you know what type of injury you have. Your doctor or healthcare professional will carefully examine your ankle, foot, and lower part of your leg.
If your injury is more severe, your doctor may recommend one or more of the following imaging tests to help them accurately diagnose your injury:. Even though the symptoms of a sprained and broken ankle are similar, the treatments are quite different. For the first few days, you can follow the RICE method to reduce swelling:.
You can also take over-the-counter pain relievers like ibuprofen to help manage pain. Once the swelling passes, your doctor may recommend that you visit a physical therapist. A physical therapist can put together a customized plan of stretches and exercises to help restore the function of your ankle. With a broken ankle, your treatment plan will vary based on the location and severity of your fracture. Generally, it may include:. The best way to speed up your recovery from any injury is to listen to the advice of your healthcare professional and to follow their instructions.
Sprained and broken ankles have similar symptoms. A broken ankle is a more severe injury than a sprained ankle. When ligaments, tendons and muscles are torn, the body replaces a rather neat, organized network of a combination of yellow elastic, and dense white non-elastic collagen fibers, with a rather haphazard array of dense white connective scar tissue.
The new scar tissue being less resilient causes a loss of range of motion at the joint level of the injury and therefore increases the stress upon that joint due to reduced and altered biomechanical function. Loss of range of motion also causes aberrant afferent input into the nervous system which can become painful as well. Ultimately, the resultant scar tissue and adhesions from the healing process is sufficient to patch up the injury, but not optimal for normal function due to the lack of strength at the transition zone and lack of resiliency of the scar tissue itself.
Thus restricting range of motion and causing the patient to become more prone to re-injury.
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