What Causes Swollen Painful Ankle?

Posted on Sat, 31 May 2014

Question: I have had ankle pain all day, it gets worse after sitting. There is swelling and i dont recall injurying it

Answered by Dr. Mukesh Chugh (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Ankle arthritis may be a cause, need blood test

Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for posting your query
After going through your suffering, the cause could be- Ankle arthritis. To find out the further it needs investigation like serum RA factor and uric acid, complete blood count and x ray. Please tell me in the follow up query the duration of your pain and the status of other joint.
Mean while you may have Ice fomentation (3-4 times a day), rest to ankle, take drugs like aceclofenac along with trypsin/chymotrypsin to reduce pain and swelling. These are prescription only drug's so you may have to contact your local doctor.
Hope this information suffices.
Take care and I shall be glad to answer any further query.
Regards
Dr. Chugh (http://bit.ly/drmchugh)
Orthopaedic surgeon

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