Dear Doctors: I sprained my ankle playing soccer. It’s not the first time, and I thought I knew what to do. But as soon as I started to wrap it, I got a bunch of conflicting advice: use ice; use heat; alternate ice and heat; walk on it right away; stay off of it for a week. How do you take care of a sprain?
Dear Reader: A sprain occurs when movement causes a joint to strain or overextend. This stre…