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Chronic Ankle Problem advice please.

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  1. Hey fellow rec.running people!

    Three months ago I suffered a horrible ankle sprain, and I was cleared
    two months ago from the ortho department. The Xrays didn't show
    anything and the doctor testing all the flexion (left/right/up/down),
    and there was absolutely no pain. Even bearing weight is no problem.
    However, when I step into my walk, pain occurs. The doctor tells me
    "soreness" because of ankle atrophy. Okay, so I went out to do ankle
    exercises... and the tingling pain is still there. I would run for a
    day and come out with a sore/painful ankle and I would lay off activity
    for a week and a half. The pain disappears and I let it cool off, and I
    go run another round and the pain comes back.

    My ankle seems like it's in good shape. It's strong and I have no
    problem doing calf raises (no pain!). I can stand on the once damaged
    foot without a problem as well, but it's that step into that hurts.

    The ortho guy says that it's just soreness, but I think otherwise. What
    could be wrong? Spurs? Arthritis?

    Thank you so much guys.

  2. Quoted message said:

    My ankle seems like it's in good shape. It's strong and I have no
    problem doing calf raises (no pain!). I can stand on the once damaged
    foot without a problem as well, but it's that step into that hurts.

    Does it hurt when you raise your toes up towards your knee? If so, this
    could be tendonitis. Can you feel the pain by pressing on a certain
    location? Where exactly does it hurt? Maybe these illustrations will help
    you locate the site:
    http://www.bartleby.com/107/illus441.html
    http://www.bartleby.com/107/illus442.html
    http://www.bartleby.com/107/illus438.html
    http://www.bartleby.com/107/illus437.html

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    The ortho guy says that it's just soreness, but I think otherwise. What
    could be wrong? Spurs? Arthritis?

    If you're not satisfied with your ortho's professional opinion, I suggest
    getting another doctor's professional opinion.

    --
    Phil M.

  3. Thanks for the response. It feels like it's under the cruciate crural
    ligament in the forth picture.

    I think I'll get another opinion.

  4. What do you mean with "when I step into my walk?"

    How much do you run now? If you have been more or less off for 3
    months, you are putting a lot of stress on an area that was severely
    traumatized.

    I once had a horrible sprained ankle and then later, after running, the
    area just in front of my ankle would swell up. I had exploratory
    surgery, b/c the doc thought there was a zyst or something growing in
    the joint. But it was all clear.

    Today, I don't get swelling, but I have less forward mobility in this
    ankle than in the other. When I flex my shin forward as far as I can,
    it actually hurts exactly in the spot where this cc ligament is.

    I use foot, ankle, shin and calf strengthening and flexibility
    exercises to keep things moving.

    Hope this helps.

    Martin

  5. Thanks for your reply Martin. I don't run at all now.

    When I plant a forward step and as my knee moves forward (shin moving
    forward) a little - transferring my weight to my knee, the pain comes
    about. Again bearing weight straight up is okay, but as soon as I lean
    a little forward in, it hurts. If I was to simulate that movement in
    the air with my hands and applying force, it doesn't.

  6. Quoted message said:

    When I plant a forward step and as my knee moves forward (shin moving
    forward) a little - transferring my weight to my knee, the pain comes
    about. Again bearing weight straight up is okay, but as soon as I lean
    a little forward in, it hurts. If I was to simulate that movement in
    the air with my hands and applying force, it doesn't.

    Try a chiropractor.

    TBR

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