The aftermath of a poorly recovered broken foot can be treated with general therapy, medication, physical therapy and surgery. If the broken foot is not treated in a standardized way, it can cause long-term walking pain, swelling, and ankle instability caused by ligament laxity and even easy habitual dislocation of the ankle joint.
Sprained ankle is a sprain of the ankle joint, resulting in ligaments and other structures around the ankle being pulled or torn or even ankle fracture, resulting in damage to the soft tissues or bones around the joint.
If there is no standardized treatment for a broken ankle and the ankle continues to hurt and swell when you walk, you should continue to rest more and walk less. If the pain is severe you can take oral non-steroidal painkillers such as ibuprofen and celecoxib. Physical therapy such as localized electric grills, heat packs, and ultrasound can also be performed to relieve symptoms.
If conservative treatment fails to relieve the pain and is accompanied by ankle instability or even habitual dislocation, it should be considered that the ligament has been completely ruptured and surgery is needed to rebuild the ligament, restore the stability of the ankle joint, and reduce the pain symptoms.
Therefore, after ankle sprain or during the recovery period there are persistent discomfort symptoms, must go to the hospital in time to improve the relevant examination, clear diagnosis and follow the doctor’s instructions for standardized treatment, do not blindly self-treatment, so as to avoid delaying the condition.