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17 yr old son sprained ankle

17 yr old son sprained ankle

My son sprained his ankle snowboarding on Wednesday. We took him to the doctor yesterday, xrays affirmed our diagnosis. I forgot to ask the doctor if he should wear the ankle brace to bed? He woke up this morning and his foot swelled overnight causing the brace to leave marks on his skin.

Should he wear this brace (like an ace bandage material) to bed? Being the 17 year old he is he will NOT wear it to school. He believes he will be back on his board this weekend. He is taking Advil for the pain/swelling along with blood thinner for his heart condition.

I'm just glad he didn't break his neck!!!!

Thank you ~ El
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he doesn't have to wear the brace to  bed.  but, he should wear it to school.  tell him : if he wants to continue boarding, he needs to heal this completely.  otherwise, he will never be able to snowboard again without pain and more re-spraining.
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