Rolled ankle injury question...

MsMarlaJean

Last weekend (Saturday to be exact) I was walking the doggies and wasn't paying attention and rolled my ankle right off the sidewalk and took a tumble forward down the hill.

Aside from an achey ankle and a few scrapes, bumps and bruises I was ok and was able to walk and exercise as usual on said ankle the rest of the day however later in the day I still put some ice on it as a precaution.

The next day it swole up...I thought that was weird because it didn't hurt at all, but was swollen. Then the swelling went down, but now today, 5 days later, it hurts like heck, but is not swollen or visably bruised or anything???

Is this usual? Should I be concerned? Or just keep taking it easy? Any thoughts, suggestions or insight?

Azdak

It's highly unlikely you did anything more than sprain the ankle (esp since there is no bruising). You can probably do any activity that doesn't cause pain. However I would continue to ice after workouts and I would do some exercises to fully rehab the ankle. Ankle sprain pain, even at a lower level, can linger for weeks. Without doing any strengthening and balance exercises, you are at risk that the weaker joint can lead to other injuries.

MsMarlaJean

Thanks! I have somewhat weak ankles to begin with, so I will definitely look into some exercises to help strengthen!