Strained ankle - how long to heal?

[jcm]

Okay - so exactly one month ago I missed a step and rolled my ankle and it HURT. I've sprained my ankle before, but it wasn't nearly that bad. I could still walk on it and only had minimal swelling, no bruising. I've been able to run with no pain, but when I try to stretch my calf it hurts! It's my outer ankle/top of my foot. Shouldn't this be gone by now?

Jen

 

[kathryn]

I'd guess that your continuing to run instead of sticking with RICE (rest-ice-compression-elevation) for the first maybe two weeks is what is making the problem last.

Have you been to a doctor about it?
Do you wrap the ankle for support?

 

[ImFiddY]

I rolled my ankle playing tennis last fall. Rolled it so bad that there was bruising from bleeding. I was playing tennis again in a week with a brace. But if I just do something off center on the ankle it starts hurting again.

Ankles take a long time to heal. My husband sprained his ankle and it took 2 yrs to fully heal without pain.