Do I need to see my doctor?
Not normally. If you follow the right advice and take the right medication, your injury should improve over the next six weeks.
If you experience any of the following, you should speak to your doctor:
- Difficulty putting weight on your leg.
- Unable to move the sore area at all.
- Swelling that gets worse and worse.
- Signs that your circulation is being restricted; for example, changes to the colour of your skin.
- Misshapen bones or joints.
- Pain that gets worse and worse.
- Your problem has not improved within six weeks.