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A member asked:
What are ways to speed up healing anterior ankle impingement? can wearing a boot help? some say yes, some say no
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Ankle impingement: healing due to an injury can be helped with a boot, ankle brace, rest, ice etc. However, if it is due to a bone spur or bone enlargement which would can be confirmed by x-rays, then you need to seek a foot doctor who can help you further.
Answered 9/29/2016
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