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How can you heal a twisted ankle quickly?

Well, I was playing in my soccer game yesterday. Near the finish, I sort of leaned onto my ankle and now it hurts. I don't think it's a sprained or twisted ankle. It's not swollen or anything, either. It hurts just a bit when I walk or run. I'm just concerned because I have a hockey game tomorrow, and I really want my ankle to heal very quickly.

Update:

Thanks, John. However, I have been icing it up for quite a while. It just kind of comes and goes, and when it does occur, it's not that painful. Should I try some acetominophen or some painkillers to try and help my ankle?

Update 2:

If I can get more advice or tips, that would be really nice.

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    7 years ago
    Favourite answer

    RICE it and it should heal pretty quickly as it sounds like only a minor sprain. Taking ibuprofen or asprin would be better than paracetamol as those are anti-inflamatory. You might want to strap it as well for your hockey game just to be on the safe side.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    I badly sprained my ankle about 3 weeks ago. I was in a hurry going down the stairs, lost my balance and landed on a bad side of my left foot, causing my left ankle to be stretched going on the inside. The first 48 hours were excruciating and the pain was un-believable. I've never had a serious ankle injury before.

    So I immediately treated it using the RICE method. The following day, the bruising and swelling were so horrible. I found out that I got a second degree sprain and immediately panicked after that. I had a football game on that week and it been looking forward to it because I've been training for rt. I had teammates that had similar injuries and it took them months to fully recover, some of them stopped playing altogether. So I kinda had a short-term depression because I can't imagine myself not being able to run and play sports anymore.

    Because I was so desperate to recover again, I contacted a lot of people that I know who do sports and asked them if they had similar injuries. One friend of mine, from the boy's football team in my university, told me about H.E.M. Ankle Rehab. I got a copy 4 days after I got injured. I immediately read and followed what was instructed and felt improvement on the first day. I was able to walk a bit, but I was in pain.

    A couple of days after that, the swelling and bruising were subsid-ing significantly and on the fourth day, I was walking comfortably again. Although I've had felt a bit of stiffness, I continued doing what was instructed. My sister was surprised that I have recovered this fast. I told her about this book and was shocked on how effective the procedures were. I'm just so happy that this book was shared to me and how effective it is.

    Heal your ankle fully & fast?

  • Seth
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    Rest Ice Compression and Elevation

    Source(s): How to treat an ankle sprain http://podpost.us/issue/february-2013/article/how-...
  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    Ok u have to use icy hot also u can do some therapy foot excersise a which should help. Lastly wear a brace or an ace bandage. You could alway go to the doc if it hurts too much

  • 7 years ago

    Well try an ice pack other then that your done

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