how i know if i broke or sprained my ankle

Don't worry....YOU"LL KNOW !!!

How to Know if You've Sprained Your Ankle: 1. Get off your feet as soon as you have injured your ankle. 2. Remove your shoe and sock. You don't want to constrict a freshly injured ankle. Your body's natural response to a sprain is to flood the area with blood and lymph fluids. 3. Check your ankle for pain by gently rotating your foot. If you are experiencing mild pain, you probably have a mild sprain. Ankle pain that is moderate to severe indicates a sprain that is more serious, or the ankle is broken. 4. Realize that severe sprains are sometimes so painful that you can't bear to set your foot down on the ground. 5. Look for swelling around the ankle. The swelling may extend down to your foot or up your calf. 6. Feel for heat around the anklebone. A warmer-than-normal ankle is a sign of a sprain. A hot ankle suggests a broken bone. 7. Check for bruising around the anklebone. Bruising is caused by blood collecting underneath the skin. Bleeding under the skin will make your ankle appear discolored within 12 to 24 hours after the injury. 8. Call your doctor or visit your local emergency room if you are having moderate-to-severe ankle pain or massive swelling.

You need to go to the ER, and get it checked out.

Hi, The best thing to do is take an X-ray and or an M.R.I. an X-Ray checks to make sure your bones are ok an M.R.I checks the tissue. There are a lot of different kind of injuries that can happen to the ankle see a doctor.

sounds like you could have a hairline fracture - or a bad sprain. But you'll never know unless you get it x-rayed. Which you should do if you ever want to play sports in the future. If it IS broken and it's treated like a sprain, it may not heal correctly and could cause pain for the rest of your life! Alissa, R.N.

i just went to the orthopaedic he said i fractured the metatarpel in my foot. thx for comments!

I'm glad you got it looked at! Speedy recovery to you!