HEY PEEPS (:today's condition is a tiny little bit better than yestersday.hahas, so touched mann! so many pple concerned.hmm. later jessica bringing her crutches for me tgt with adibah.ahas! cause till now i still cant even stand on the ground.well, awhile after i'll have to go do my work alrd.must have self-discipline, its what miss chong said (:hahas, oh yea anyways, i went to browse online.cause everyone ask about my leg but mostly dunowhat is ligament. so, i decided to blog it up. hahas.by this way, can also see my condition but in cartoonversion! ahahahahahas, alrightts. (:& after hearing xiao jing teng's singing & his videos, woah, leg not pain alrd lahs! hahas! =PIllustration copyright 2002 Nucleus Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. http://www.nucleusinc.comAnkle sprains occur when
ligaments that connect the bones in the foot, ankle, and lower leg stretch or tear.
An inversion injury, the most common cause of ankle sprains, occurs when the ankle rolls outward and the foot turns inward. It results in stretching and tearing of the ligaments on the outside of the ankle. In a "high" ankle sprain, a less common type of inversion injury, the ligaments at the top and outside of the ankle are also torn, increasing the sprain's severity and healing time.
In an eversion injury, the ankle rolls inward and the foot turns outward, damaging the ligaments at the inside of the ankle.
See an illustration of
eversion and inversion injuries.
(mine's inversion)
Damage to the ligament varies from simply stretched or slightly torn to completely torn. Your doctor will grade your sprain accordingly.
Grade I is stretching or slight tearing of the ligament with mild tenderness, swelling, and stiffness. The ankle feels stable, and it is usually possible to walk with minimal pain.
Grade II is a larger but incomplete tear with moderate pain, swelling, and bruising. Although the ankle sometimes feels stable, the damaged areas are tender to the touch, and walking is painful.
Grade III is a complete tear of the affected ligament or ligaments with severe swelling and bruising. The ankle is unstable and may feel "wobbly." Walking is usually not possible because the ankle gives out and there is intense pain, although initial pain may quickly subside. See an illustration of a grade III ankle sprain. 
this is what they call ligament.& its not exagerrating, my condition is like the abovepictures. disgusting sia!~ GRADE III i bold it.cause that's my ankle's condition right now. alrightts. hahas dont worry pple, i'll take good care! :Dsigning off--l.a.l.l.a.l.a
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