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Pregnant & Sprained Ankle 3 Months Ago

S.P. asks from Detroit

I am 22 weeks pregnant & I sprained my ankle severely 3 months ago this week. I was in a splint for a week then a fracture book to protect it. I went to PT 3 times a ...

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18 Month Old with a Sprained Ankle HELP!

M.P. asks from Provo

My son wouldn't put any weight on his foot today and would bawl. So we took him in and they found no broken bone. They think that it's probably just a sprain. So my q...

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Bad Ankle Pain in a Four Year Old?

T.F. asks from Washington DC

When I picked up my youngest from school today I was told she had fallen off of the area where there is a pole they could slide down at recess. The teacher said she w...

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What Type of Specialist Should I Find for Daughter's Swollen Ankle (Ongoing)?

L.W. asks from Kansas City

My daughter is 13. About a year ago, she came to me with a swollen ankle and some ankle pain (mild). We went to the doctor, who sent us for x-rays and told her to t...

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How Do You Tell If a Bone Is Broken?

J.K. asks from Fayetteville

Just curious, how do you tell on someone else if a wrist/hand/arm area is broken? what are the signs? And how do you tell if a shoulder is dislocated?? please and ...

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Has Your Child Ever Broken a Bone?

C.P. asks from San Francisco

My 2 year old just got her Ulnar and Radius broken of her dominant arm at a jump house birthday party. (Total accident... Other kid totally cute and sorry) I'm just r...

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Any Moms Who's Kids Have Broken a Bone

L.M. asks from New York

Hi, my 3 (almost 4) yo broke her elbow at my Mother in law's last week. She got a full arm cast for it, a fiberglass one, and we bought the special bag for it to keep...

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It's Broken but He Won't STAY off IT!!

R.D. asks from Richmond

First off, thank you ladies SO MUCH for all the kind words and suggestions on my worlds worst mom post... I still feel pretty bad, you you ladies definitely made me f...

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Sprained Ankle, Part 2

P.G. asks from Dallas

24 hours later and I'm walking much more comfortably - not perfect, but definitely better. The swelling is down overnight, except for the area that was sprained, and ...

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Sprained Ankle - Real or over Emphasizing It?

D.H. asks from Richmond

My 8 yo boy limped towards me off the bus yesterday and has been hopping on one foot ever since (at least in our presence - his 7 yo brother indicated that he had not...

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  • had a fiberglass cast in 2 answers "My kids have broken bones, but we never had a fiberglass cast so we didn't have to ..."
  • cast gets wet in 2 answers "If even a portion of that cast gets wet, you have to start all over."
  • try to keep it elevated in 2 answers "... impressed the doctor - a regular rainbow of pain! Try to keep it elevated ..."
  • sprained my ankle in 2 answers "I sprained my ankle, badly, in highschool and was on crutches for a few days."
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