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How long will grade 2 sprained ankle hurt for?

Hi i have a grade 2 sprain ( some tearing of ligaments) Its been a month now and still hurts at times and keeps "popping" or "cracking"

How long does this type of sprain hurt for?

Update:

@ will... what? they told me i could walk on it they just gave me an air cast to wear :/

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
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    It depends. If you are keeping it properly immobilized, and never walking on it or putting pressure on it, the pain should have gone away. But if you are trying to gut it out, and are walking on it, then the pain will last **forever**.

    Even if you were still on crutches, a grade 2 sprain normally means 6-8 weeks before you walk on it, and another 2-4 months with a brace and cane. I suspect that you haven't given it a chance to heal, so you should be ready for it to be weak and hurt for as long as you live.

    Source(s): made the same *stupid* mistake years ago
  • 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?

  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    It will hurt for about a month or so, just take pain pills and you should be fine. :)

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