by Daniel
(London. England)
by Sarah
(Northern Ireland)
Hi,
I sprained my left ankle almost 2 weeks ago; I can only move it a little. I am starting to just about walk on it but the more I do the more it swells and it's swelling up my leg too.
Is this normal? I've had sprains before but not like this one.
by Andrea
(UK)
For as long as I can remember my ankle has occasionally frozen particularly when I am running or walking quickly or walking up and down stairs. Until recently this has only caused me to stumble slightly then the ankle is ok to walk on again within seconds. However a couple of days ago I was walking down a set of stone steps when my ankle 'froze' and I was completely unable to weight bear, resulting in me falling down the steps and grazing and bruising my knee and elbow.
The whole leg is now sore for obvious reasons but the ankle has frozen twice more today whilst just walking at a normal pace. I am a 33 year old female who is fairly active and healthy. I am a normal weight, have mild well controlled asthma and some mild allergies, hay fever, dogs, cats etc.
My mother has rheumatoid arthritis. I have recently taken up running at a beginner level (1 min run then 1 min walk ten times).
I have a GP appointment next week but would like to know whether to continue with the running training in the mean time, I'm also concerned about mum's arthritis being hereditary. Thank you.
I was just living my life, then one day, whenever I started walking, my ankle started hurting. I was at school in P.E., so I told the teacher and sat out.
It's been doing this for a while, but there's no swelling or bruise. That's good and bad in my opinion. It's not good (opinion) because it just makes it harder to find out what is going on.
It hurts every time pressure is applied, or when I walk on it.
I've put ice on it, but it never stopped hurting.
I can't find out why, since I was just in class.
Why is it hurting like this?
by Anne
(West virginia)
I sprained my left ankle in December 2016. I was walking and twisted my ankle when I stepped on a leaf covered ditch and fell. I didn't know it was bad until that evening and immediately iced it when I got back to hotel.
Couldn't do much the next day as I was at meetings. Had an x-ray the following day. Saw a podiatrist and was put in a cast for 4 days. I hiked the Grand Canyon a few weeks later. After physical therapy in January and February it appeared to improve. I did a 4 day backpack trip in July.
In August I reinjured the ankle by doing lots of bending and squatting and fell again in August. Physical therapy didn't help.
After an MRI I saw another podiatrist November 2017 who told me I had ankle instability and recommended tendon surgery but nothing showed on the MRI. In December I saw an orthopedic surgeon he gave me a shot of cortisone which helped for a few days.
I can barely walk a few miles without pain. I have an air cast and an ankle brace. I'm going to see another doctor in a week. Maybe I should see a chiropractor--- any thoughts.
It's cramping my style I can't do the kettle bell weight lifting class I like and skiing and biking really hurt. Maybe I should try water aerobics again. Both activity and inactivity cause pain. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I lead a physical life both work and play and its cramping my style. The MRI and X rays revealed nothing major broken or torn.
by Essie
(Oneonta,NY USA)
I had a tumor pressing on my brain & surgery to remove it. The result of this surgery found me paralyzed on my right side....my speech & arm/hand have recovered and are now 100% functional. My leg however did not recover. I cannot walk without assistance....even after physical therapy....my knee is kind of recessed = my ankle does not bend - my foot drops - my toes won't wiggle but clamp down when I stand or walk & my big toe likes to stick straight up at times!!
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