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Hi. sprained my ankle two months ago. started running and today i woke up with extreme pain in the same ankle. pain shoots up to knee when weight bear?
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Hold Everything.: You need to stop running immediately and have your ankle reexamined. Not doing so puts you at risk for further damage. The shooting pain could very well indicate nerve involvement. There is a possibility that the initial injury was under diagnosed.
Answered 7/18/2015
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