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Welcome To Focus Physiotherapy’s Web Page On Ankle Pain

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When you have an ankle pain, your normal life activities get disrupted. You cannot stand on your feet or walk around as such activities puts a lot of pressure on the ankle.

At Focus Physiotherapy we understand Ankle pains and it's causes.

The ankle joint has a complex structure. Its structural components include bones, ligaments, muscles and tendons that add stability to the joint where the leg and foot meet. Ankle pain is often categorized into acute and chronic ankle pain. An acute ankle pain starts all of a sudden and is mostly triggered by an injury. Usually, it subsides once the injury is healed up. On the other hand, a chronic ankle pain lasts for a longer time. Here, the causes of ankle pain could be something more serious. Call us, for help with your ankle pain.

Common Causes of Ankle Pain

The ankle joint gets injured rather easily while running, walking or jumping. Besides injuries, ankle pain can be a symptom of a number of underlying diseases. Some of the most prevalent causes of ankle pain are discussed here:

Ankle Sprain: This happens when the foot gets twisted and the ankle rolls over. As a result, the ligaments that provide support to the two adjoining ankle bones are stretched too much. It can cause partial or complete tear in the ligaments. The ankle joint is susceptible to frequent sprains particularly during sports activities that involve jerking motion like basketball. Non athletes can get ankle sprain because of wearing high heel shoes, walking on an uneven surface or an accidental misstep.

Stress Fractures: This can be described as hairline crack that develops on the foot and ankle bones due to repetitive pressure or stress on them. It is not caused by any one single traumatic injury. This is a stress related injury where the ankle pain grows over a period of time. Unlike other injuries, the unique characteristic of stress fracture is that it causes ankle pain without any swelling. Jumping on hard surfaces, running long distances are some of the factors that are often held responsible for this kind of injury. Those who are suffering from osteoporosis are prone to stress fractures as their bones are already weakened by the disease. Obese people tend to suffer from stress fracture as their feet have to bear the heavy bodyweight all the time.

Arthritis: This is often responsible for a chronic ankle pain particularly in elderly people. It is characterized by symptoms like ankle joint pain, swelling and stiffness. Here, the ankle joint is degenerated by osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis. This kind of deterioration of the joint is mostly caused by aging. However, it may develop in younger people too because of a neglected ankle injury.

Gout: This is another form of arthritis where there is large scale accumulation of uric acid in the ankle and foot area. This uric acid build up causes severe burning pain in the ankle that starts all of a sudden and is known as gout attack. It makes the ankle and foot so sensitive that even a slight touch on the area can cause a lot of pain. The gout attack tends to recur again from time to time.

Achilles Tendinitis: The Achilles tendon joins the calf muscles of the lower part of the leg with the heel bone. Achilles tendinitis is one such condition where inflammation occurs in this tendon because of overuse of calf muscles during running, exercising, jumping, etc. For this reason, it is mostly found in sports persons. Arthritic patients may also get this problem.

The Focus Physiotherapy team is highly skilled in resolving your ankle pains, we will develop a personalized program to eliminate your ankle pain and assist you in returning to your daily activities.