mundt53 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Depending on how long its been since your injury, you should not be having constant pain while walking. That indicates a more serious injury unless you just sprained your ankle in the last day or so. Often times it can take several weeks or more for a stress fracture to show up on an x-ray. It might be a good idea to have a doctor look at it to make sure you don't have torn ligaments or a stress fracture.

mundt53 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Every sprain is different. You might have had a grade 2 sprain which involves structural damage such as partially torn ligaments. It will definitely take months to heal if you don't use the proper rehab methods. I'm not a big fan of going to the doctor everytime I have an injury but unless you "know" that you have a mild sprain you should not start any rehab program without confirming that you don't have torn ligaments. Rehabbing with torn ligaments only makes things worse.

owen564 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

constant pain when walking :S

owen564 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

i sprained my ankle and i wernt even fully fit for up 2 12weeks

WINNONAAA (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

I did most of this stuff, and it took MONTHS before I could walk on it normally.

screwyouthatwasfunny (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

why dont you get a wheelchair? it might keep you off your feet i sprained my ankle 2 days ago skateboarding and its allready better just prop your ankle up and sleep after reducing the swelling and walk on it a little bit

LITHUAN1AN (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

allright the worst shit happend to me...i sprained my ankle during basketball really bad..they said ill be able to play in 6 to 10 weeks and now i got a cast and gotta walk on crutches and yesterday i was hopping down the stairs and boom i trip and fell on my other ankle and rolled it... it's not nearly as bad but still hurts like a bitch and i gotta go to school and put all my weight on it

mundt53 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

There will be some discomfort but it should not be excruciating. You should start rehab as soon as you are certain there is no structural damage. The first thing to do is to reduce the swelling, once the swelling is reduced make sure you protect your ankle with a lace up ankle brace while you rehab it. Then start strengthing it using movements that mimic walking over uneven ground. Doing the alphabet with your toe is a start but at some point you need to add weight. Hope this helps.

coolshadow93 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

um when do i start rehab? and is it suppose to hurt abit while doing rehab?

shardman102 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

Thanks Dr. Phil, love that down south bubba southern accident