Ankle Pain

Your feet are your foundation, bearing the weight of your body, step by step and pound by pound. Think of the times you’ve slipped, fallen or made an abrupt movement, such as when playing sports, and suffered a sprained or turned ankle. No wonder ankle pain is a common ailment.

Sprained ankles result in pain and swelling caused by stretching or tearing of ligaments connecting bone to bone. Strained ankles, by comparison, occur when muscles suddenly stretch or contract, leading to a tear in muscle or tendon. Fractured ankles are breaks in any of three bones comprising the ankle joint – the spot where the end of two leg bones -- the tibia and fibula -- meet the talus, a foot bone.