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One ankle may swell due to various reasons, including injury, such as a sprain or strain, which can cause localized inflammation. Other potential causes include conditions like gout, infections, or issues with circulation, such as venous insufficiency. Additionally, underlying health issues like heart, kidney, or liver problems can lead to fluid retention, affecting one side more than the other. If swelling persists or is accompanied by pain, it's advisable to consult a healthcare professional for a proper diagnosis.
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What is the recommended treatment for someone who sprains their ankle?
If one sprains his or her ankle, they should do the following: Ice and compress the ankle to keep swelling down, keep the leg elevated while seated or lying down, and most importantly, get plenty of rest.
How does one get ankle tendonitis?
Ankle tendonitis is caused by inflammation surrounding the tendon in your ankle. Symptoms include pain and sometimes swelling, which typically occurs with increased activity.
What can one do to relieve a swollen ankle?
Ice and elevate are the general things, but rubbing your ankle towards your heart (starting from the foot and going up) will help remove the swelling from the area, even though it may hurt. Also, you may want to keep it tightly wrapped in an Ace bandage (but not too tightly!)
What makes just one of your ankle swell?
Usually an injury or some kind of trauma to the ankle, foot or leg. If it's very painful or lasts for more than a day or two you would want to see a doctor. If it's a little sore, you can try an over-the-counter pain reliever such as Tylenol or Motrin and keep it elevated. You can also try an ice pack wrapped in a towel to help reduce the swelling.
Your legs are really sore what do you do to make them feel better?
This depends on what type of leg pain it is. If you have a broken leg you should keep it elevated and immobilized in order to keep it from further swelling and injuries. If you have a sprained knee or ankle you should take an anti inflammatory to keep swelling and pain to a minimal.
One swollen ankle after starting to wear knee brace?
Having same issue. Wore knee brace for long time yesterday, also while driving for a few hours in car. Now ankle is swollen. I'm thinking it probably cut off circulation to ankle. I'm also thinking it's not a good idea to keep these braces on while sitting for long periods. Someone said they put an ankle bandage On while they slept and it took the swelling away. Will definitely try tonight.
How bad does it hurt to sprain ankle?
A sprained ankle can hurt one person and not another. It just depends on a few things. First, it can depend on how sensitive you are to pain. My brother broke his arm in 3 places and did not cry, and when I fell off my bike and scraped my knee I was crying. There are 3 types of sprained ankles: grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3. If you get a grade 1 ankle, you typically will have a little pain, swelling, and tenderness. With grade 1, the ligament is stretched or the fibers of the ligaments are ripped a little. You can tolerate putting your weight on it. With grade 2, some of the fibers are torn but not all of them so there is a big increase in pain, swelling, and tenderness. You usually will have difficulty putting pressure on that ankle. Grade 3 is the worse. The ligament is torn, and you can't put weight on it without a lot of pain. There is a lot of swelling and tenderness. You will need to stay off it (though you should stay off of any sprained ankle). Remember RICE (Rest (stay off of it), Ice (20-30min), Compression (Ace bandage), and Elevation (for first 48 hours)). A broken or fractured ankle/ foot can free the same as a sprained ankle (there are similar symptoms), so it can be quite painful to have a sprained ankle.
What does it mean when you have only one swollen ankle and it feels like there is extra tissue there?
That feeling is probably just excess fluid from a mild sprain. Press down the tissue of the swollen ankle with your finger, then do it to your other ankle. If the swollen ankle rebounds slower then the normal ankle, it's just a sprain. Elevate and ice it. If not, seek medical advice.
What is the cause of redness and swelling in one lower leg below the knee one year after ankle surgery?
Redness and swelling in one lower leg below the knee a year after ankle surgery could be indicative of inflammation, infection, or a complication related to the surgery such as deep vein thrombosis (DVT). It is important to seek medical attention for a proper evaluation and diagnosis to determine the exact cause and appropriate treatment.
How do you know if your foot is sprained or broken?
The word 'sprain' means a joint injury in which some of the fibres of a supporting ligament are ruptured but the continuity of the ligament remains intact which is not the case in a torn ligament in which the ligament as a whole is torn due to injury. So, in a torn ligament case, the functions of structures that are held in position by that ligament are affected. But in sprained ankle there is no such damage done.
Is it true that swelling is sign of inflammation?
Swelling is one of the four cardinal signs of inflammation (along with redness, heat, and pain), but not all swelling is due to inflammation. But get it checked by a qualified doctor, just in case.
Is my whole leg supposed to feel numb when you have a mild sprained ankle because i sprained my ankle yesterday and it just started to feel numb?
yes because one of the nerves on your ankle gets pinched and cuts the blood flow to your body leg.
