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A member asked:

The inside of my ankles where the bone that sticks out is always bruised bc i cheer.its starting to hurt more and more,is something more serious wrong?

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May be just a bruise: It may just be a bruise but if getting worse needs to be seen by a doctor, it could be a stress fracture.

Dr Ezeokoli agreed

Answered 6/6/2015

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