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My foot is bruised up to my ankle after twisting and is painful when i walk. how long till i can do steo?

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Don't know: How long has it been since you twisted the ankle? You should have it examined and found out how bad you injured it. See a podiatrist or an orthopaedic doctor. You need to found out if you injured some ligaments, tendons or bones.

Dr Kuruvilla agreed

Answered 3/29/2013

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