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Sprained my ankle. work in a nursery and painful to walk, finding it hard to work as it's a very active job. what should i do?

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Dr. Phillip Goebel answered

Rest: You need to be resting your ankle either with a brace or actual rest. Your doctor can write you a not for limited duty to give your ankle a chance to heal. If you over use your ankle during the injury it can prolong the healing time or worsen the initial injury.

Answered 8/14/2017

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A member asked:

Sprained my ankle. work in a nursery and painful to walk, finding it hard to work as it's a very active job. what should i do?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Phillip Goebel answered

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