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Sprained ankle, 12 year old daughter

My daughter sprained her ankle last night while playing tag in the yard with her friends.  Her foot got caught in a tree vine and down she went.  Her ankle immediately swelled up, so I took her to the E.R. for an x-ray.  We were told there were no fractures, and that the ankle was sprained.  My daughter's ankle was splinted and wrapped in a bandage.  The E.R. doctor told me to have her ice it, elevate it and she was given crutches.  We were told to bring her to an ortho. if her pain didn't improve in a few days.  My question is this.  My daughter plays competitive softball.  At what point is it okay for her to begin exercising on the foot.  Also, would bringing her in for physical therapy promote healing and help speed up the time she gets back on the field, or is it just a wait and see issue?
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I agree, my friend sent her daughter in these type flat pump school shoes and at lunchtime she went into the girls toilet to wash her hands and not realising there was soapy spilt water on the floor, she turned a corner and she slipped, she fell and she twisted her ankle (she didn't need an adult thanks to a kind boy) the boy made sure her ankle was alright and he helped her put her slippy shoe back on without pain and she was alright thank goodness!
But if she had knocked herself out there would be no help!

The shoes were flat with about half a centimeter heel (barely any heel) and my friend showed me the sole of the shoe, there was a few squiggly lines and thats about it, the shoe offers no grip to slippery school hall/canteen/toilet/classroom floors!
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Um, this is a forum for questions about eyes.  You probably want to post in the Orthopedics and Sports Medicine section.
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