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You may need to wear a brace or padded plaster, plastic or fiberglass splint for 10 days to 6 weeks. A brace or splint keeps the bones and injured ligaments from moving, which provides protection, reduces pain and speeds healing. How long before I can use my ankle? This depends on how serious your sprain is. If your sprain is mild, your doctor may suggest that you start trying to use your ankle again fairly soonâfrom 1 to 3 days after your injury.
Jupiterimages/Creatas/Getty Images. Recovery time for ankle injuries varies based on the severity, but for a grade 2 sprain requiring crutches, it will typically take 5 to 10 weeks until the joint is fully healed. You will want to use crutches for the first 4 to 8 weeks, longer if your doctor recommends to. For a grade 3 sprain, the joint may be unusable for 3 to 6 months and perhaps longer if the injury is serious. Crutches become absolutely necessary for the entirety of the healing process for an injury of this severity.