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Would an ankle sprain take two days to start hurting and start swelling?
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RICE: Yes. You should start with rice as a home treatment. After 48-72 hours you may switch to heat (instead of ice). As your pain starts to subside you may add stretching as tolerated, and massage. Once pain is gone, then gently return to activity as your strength and proprioception may need time to recovery after the injury, and you don't want to further injure yourself by going "all out" too fast.
Answered 3/8/2014
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Possible: Increased swelling may lead to increased pain.
Answered 3/8/2014
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