my son visited the doctor and he said that
there was no need to operate on his ankle
but the mri showed tears to the muscle,
how long do muscle tears take to heal.
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yogahoneybunny
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Posted: 08-29-07 10:19am
What degree (1st, 2nd, 3rd) was the tear
to his muscle?
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celticgirl2000
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Posted: 08-29-07 12:23pm
thank you for your reply, haven't been to
the doctor sinse the mri was taken all I
know is that my son ( it's he that is
injured) is suppose to use cruches, will
know in a week of two.
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yogahoneybunny
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Posted: 08-30-07 03:55am
OK. The prognosis will depend upon the
degree of the injury. Get back to us when
you know ... is he planning playing sports
this fall ?
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Mikolas
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Posted: 09-22-07 02:45am
As the lady (i believe?) who responded
before me pointed out, it depends on the
degree of the sprain (assuming it is).
Sprain is considered as a tear in the
ligament from bone to bone. Generally, one
can assume that a 1st degree sprain, your
son's ankle hurts but he can walk, 2nd
degree severe pain, 3rd, he probably
couldn't walk. If he has a sprain,
regardless of what you or he does, it will
never strengthen back to as strong as it
originally was. It may not be
significantly weaker, or it might just be
minor difference, but it will never be
quite as good as the original, for the
tearing ligaments that hold the ankle and
feet bone together lead to instability and
thus higher chance to re-sprain his foot.
I know this because I probably had third
degree and foolishly did not go to a
doctor. What you can do though, is ensure
that he goes to a physical therapist and
the like, and make sure it mends properly
(the physical therapist should make sure
that there are no scar tissue build ups,
they may constantly massage that area to
break up any scar tissue before it
hardens).
If its a Strain, not a sprain, that is
pulling or tearing a muscle. Which is less
severe, stretching (after its healed) is
advised to maintain flexibility from scar
tissue build up. Lastly to answer the
question about how long it takes to heal,
it can take anywhere from 8 - 24 weeks.
Yes, that is a large range, but it heavily
depends on the severity. Bones can mend at
faster rates then sprains.
