What Causes Pain And Swelling In Ankle While Walking?

Posted on Fri, 7 Nov 2014

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Question : I have pain while walking in my left ankle since last few days. There is swelling as well around the ankle area. Please advise.

Answered by Dr. Saurabh Gupta (-4 hours later)

Brief Answer:
could be due to inflammation or strain in the area

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for your query.

Pain and swelling around your ankle could be due to inflammation and strain in the area.

I suggest you to get an x-ray done to rule out any bony pathology.

Till then take anti -inflammatory drug like ibprofen to reduce pain and swelling.
avoid putting weight and rest well.

I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.

Take care

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar