hurt my ankle a couple of days ago. How long should I wait...?

If you can stay off it for a couple of days or use crutches for a few days, that would be ideal.

Also, you want to keep it elevated as much as possible, use ice on it for 10 mins every hour. (I use a frozen bag of popcorn kernels).

Take some sort of antiinflammatory like Ibuprofen or aspirin, whichever works best for you. Take this every 4 to 6 hours as the packaging suggests.

If it is not better in a couple of more days, you should have it looked at.

If it is swollen, very discolored or the pain gets worse, see the doctor for sure.

Keeping it lightly wrapped is a good idea. Keep an eye on the tightness of the wrap, not too tight.

Go to a chiropractor. A doctor will probably give you pain medications which are not good. My grandma took those after a hip replacement or something like that and she was acting like she was pmsing.

I trust chicks more than men as far as the chiropractors go. I've gone to guy chiropractors and they seem to like the snapping sound joints make as you pop them back into place.

Rest

Ice

Compression

Elevation

use crutches, and the ace bandage should help. wait, 5-7 days, and if it's not any better then you should see a doctor

It doesnt seem bad enough that you need to go to the doctor; if it was bad enough, you would know. If it is too painful to walk on go on crutches for a few days and ice it on and off when you are relaxing.

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