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ankle
okay..i need some help with my ankle. basically, basketball is starting up in a few days. i know known of you are doctors, but my ankle..i just don't know what it is. i am going to get it checked out, but i mentally am bothered with it. when i walk or run, it does not hurt. when i move it myself, as in twist it, or rotate it in a circle, i have pain. it's like the size of a small apple. i really don't know what this is. since it is swollen, does that mean i damaged it in some way?? i twisted it around june-july, so shouldn't the swelling have gone down if it healed?? i did the whole RICE method. does anyone have any experiences with this??
thanks!!
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It sounds as though you may have damaged a tendon in your ankle. My sister is going through exactly the same problem with her ankle so thankfully, I can tell you what it was with her!
She thought to begin with it might have been broken and it was very swollen for months on end. However, the pain has now gone when she walks on it but, like you, when she turns around on it or rotates it, it hurts. When she did see someone about this, she was told it was a tendon that had been damaged and it will take a long time to heal.
The bad news is, that in my sister's case, there really was nothing they could do, although that may have been due to the length of time that had passed. I understand physiotherapy can also be very helpful when rehabilitating people with damaged ankles, so it may be that you get referred for this.
In the meantime, I understand you will want to be playing basketball and it is down to you to assess whether you think your ankle is up to it. If you believe it will be okay, then play. You could get, as suggested by the previous person, an ankle brace but given that it is swollen as well, I wouldn't recommend it personally. Instead, for now try a combination of ice packs and heat packs to try and reduce the swelling and give it a chance to heal. You're absoloutely right in thinking that the swelling should go down if it has healed, which leads me to believe it hasn't.
Keep going with the heat and ice packs until you have seen a doctor and try to stay off it as much as possible before you start basketball. I know you will need/want to practise but it's important your ankle has a good long chance to recover.
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go to a local sports store (or sports authority/models if you have one near you)
and get this black slip on ankel holder thing
i dont rember what its called, but i have to use one of both ankels when i run
that or an ace bandage, but the slip on is easier :)
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