Not unless a qualified medical practitioner (a doctor) prescribes on for you.
Yes, you need a prescription for an ankle brace. your doctor would need to prescribe an ankle brace, and usually will order one for you. You can order one for yourself online, but those can range in prices, and it would be easier to let insurance cover the brace prescribed.
a brace worn to strengthen the ankle
If a person has fractured there ankle, they can purchase an ankle brace. They can obtain the ankle brace from Walgreens. Amazon.com is another way that an ankle brace can be gotten without even leaving the house.
He wears the Adidas speed wrap ankle brace available in September 09
The best ankle brace is the Zoom Ankle. It has this cool soft shell technology that is really comfortable and supportive. zoomankle.com
She twisted her ankle when she fell.A broken ankle really hurts.
It depends on you. If there's no fracture, than you don't need crutches unless you want crutches. If you feel you cannot walk easily/ step on your sprained ankle at all, than you should get crutches. If you can limp around just fine, then there is no reason to get crutches.
They certainly can -- but without information on what you need help with this question is impossible to answer.
Airsport by Aircast is a good brace to wear for ankle injuries. It is slightly bulky but will fit inside most running shoes, and is very supportive of the ankle.
There is no difference. A sprained ankle can also be known as an ankle sprain, twisted ankle, rolled ankle, ankle ligament injury, or ankle injury. It's when one or more ligaments are torn or partially torn where they are connected to your ankle bone.
None of them have ever rally twisted their ankle at one of those gigs
If the ankle is twisted then you should apply a cold pack or ice to the ankle. And an important thing to remember is if you twist your ankle whilst wearing boots with ankle support, you should try and leave the boot on as it will be containing the swelling; and taking it off could cause further swelling.