Treatment for a sprained ankle depends on the severity of your injury, the Mayo Clinic said. The treatment goals are to reduce pain and swelling, promote healing of the ligament, and restore ...

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Opioids are not the first treatment for an ankle sprain – nor should they be, said Dr. M. Kit Delgado, the study's lead researcher and a Penn professor of emergency medicine and epidemiology.

High-Quality Sprain Treatment & Care Your body has almost 1,000 ligaments—short bands of tough, flexible, fibrous tissue that help hold your bones in place. A sprain is an injury in which the ligament ...

A sprain is an injury to a ligament. A strain is an injury to a muscle. A fracture is an injury to a bone. Why is it important to know the differences? Emily Harold, MD, professor of orthopedics at ...