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What Causes Knee Pain And Ankle Swelling After A Fall?
I scraped my leg up falling down some steps. Now I have a sore squishy lump and my ankle still swells. i did not twist anything. Also knee hurts when even material touches it. I tripped about a month ago. I start out my day with just a little swelling. it does not swell a lot. But it does swell above ankle.
Tue, 16 Apr 2019
Hello,
As this looks like a ligament sprain within the knee joint leading to swelling and pain. I will advise for a knee MRI.
Also, using knee and ankle brace will be helpful to stabilize the joints. Post which doing hot water fermentation will help vascular supply to be good. Also, keep the leg elevated over a pillow while lying down this will help boost the swelling to come down more.
Post the pain comes down a little. Start exercises like - ankle toe movements, straight leg raise, static quadriceps, static hamstring, hip muscle strengthening etc to improve the muscle strength and improve the joint space to avoid inflammation to arise.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Jay Indravadan Patel, Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist
As this looks like a ligament sprain within the knee joint leading to swelling and pain. I will advise for a knee MRI.
Also, using knee and ankle brace will be helpful to stabilize the joints. Post which doing hot water fermentation will help vascular supply to be good. Also, keep the leg elevated over a pillow while lying down this will help boost the swelling to come down more.
Post the pain comes down a little. Start exercises like - ankle toe movements, straight leg raise, static quadriceps, static hamstring, hip muscle strengthening etc to improve the muscle strength and improve the joint space to avoid inflammation to arise.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Jay Indravadan Patel, Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist
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