el esguince

Usages of el esguince

Después de la caída, tenía mucha hinchazón en el tobillo y pensé que era un esguince.
After the fall, I had a lot of swelling in my ankle and I thought it was a sprain.
La fisioterapeuta cree que no es una fractura, sino un esguince con algo de hinchazón.
The physiotherapist thinks it isn’t a fracture, but rather a sprain with some swelling.
Si el esguince no mejora esta semana, la fisioterapeuta dice que tendré que usar muletas más tiempo.
If the sprain does not get better this week, the physiotherapist says that I will have to use crutches for longer.
Mi hermana pensaba que tenía una fractura, pero la radiografía mostró que solo era un esguince.
My sister thought she had a fracture, but the X-ray showed that it was only a sprain.
El esguince puede curarse con reposo.
The sprain can heal with rest.
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