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Why Ankle Is Hurting On Putting Pressure After Twisting It?
I twisted my ankle yesterday and at first it didnt hurt. When i stood up after 30 minutes it started to hurt when i put pressure on it. I cant walk on it but i can move it. It didnt hurt in the middle of the night but when i got up and started to walk it hurt on the side and top again. There is no swelling or bruising. What could this be?
Mon, 5 May 2014
Sorry to hear about ankle.
The possible causes of pain in your ankle are an ankle sprain or a fracture of one of the bones circumscribing your ankle, either lower end of the fibula or tibia.
Either way you will require assessment of the ankle by an orthopaedic surgeon. Instead of putting weight on the leg, a splint will immobilise the area and reduce your swelling and pain. Do not be fooled by the intensity of pain as one can have a fracture, with lesser degrees of pain,than an ankle sprain, which is supposed to be less painful.
You need to put ice, elevate the leg above the level of the heart, and have an anti-inflammatory for the swelling and pain. Meanwhile an x ray could diagnose the problem, before you start putting weight on the ankle.
Hope this helps
Do let me know if you have any more queries
Dr Purushottam Reddy Padala MS(Ortho) FRCS
Consultant orthopaedic and joint replacement surgeon
Happy Joints Orthopaedic centre.
Hyderabad. India
The possible causes of pain in your ankle are an ankle sprain or a fracture of one of the bones circumscribing your ankle, either lower end of the fibula or tibia.
Either way you will require assessment of the ankle by an orthopaedic surgeon. Instead of putting weight on the leg, a splint will immobilise the area and reduce your swelling and pain. Do not be fooled by the intensity of pain as one can have a fracture, with lesser degrees of pain,than an ankle sprain, which is supposed to be less painful.
You need to put ice, elevate the leg above the level of the heart, and have an anti-inflammatory for the swelling and pain. Meanwhile an x ray could diagnose the problem, before you start putting weight on the ankle.
Hope this helps
Do let me know if you have any more queries
Dr Purushottam Reddy Padala MS(Ortho) FRCS
Consultant orthopaedic and joint replacement surgeon
Happy Joints Orthopaedic centre.
Hyderabad. India
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