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I sprained my ankle yesterday and i've been applying ice and taking pain killers but its not really helping.
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Ligament issue: if ice not helping I might be a torn ligament. You need Mri to find if soft tissue injury or xray for fracture. I'll start with xray. See your foot doctor
Answered 1/22/2015
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