Why Does My Ankle Still Hurt Months After I Sprained It?

Spraining an ankle can be a very painful injury and can take time to heal. It is common for people to continue to experience pain several months after the injury. If the injury does not heal properly the pain can continue for months or even years following the injury. About half of patients end up with an unstable ankle after an injury because certain ligaments did not heal correctly. This issue can be easily rehabbed through treatment. This involves wearing an ankle brace as well as doing exercises and then work up to doing balance exercises on a wobble board. The video shares resources on where to find more detailed information on healing from a sprained ankle and other ankle injuries.


Key Points of Video:

  • 1Spraining of the ankle being a common problem, and what happens in the body when that happens.
  • 2What they do to fix the problems, therapies, ankle brace, continued visits to the doctor.
  • 3Go to the website to find out when you should see a podiatrist and for more details on what to do.

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Thomas Ivalic
28. March 2021
Thomas Ivalic
28. March 2021
I have an ankle that causes me severe pain and will even swell if I over use it. I sprained it at home by falling in unseen hole. And then I strained it again 2 months later. I went to the doctor and wore a brace for 3 weeks and the pain went away. But the pain keeps coming back regardless of the weather. So is my ankle still injured or did it ever heal?

Ayanna Johnson
16. June 2020
Ayanna Johnson
16. June 2020
I'm a teenager and I hurt my ankle back in 2018 during basketball,and my ankle constantly is in pain,swelling and it makes sharp pains where I feel like imma fall. I went to doctors and pt. They told me I just had inflammation in my ankle,but I think I have sprained my ankle and never knew when I continued onto my track seasons

Trevor Lane
25. May 2020
Trevor Lane
25. May 2020
I often see patients surprised that their ankle is still causing problems months or even years later, because there wasn't much pain or swelling after the initial incident. Foot Mobilisation Therapy (FMT) is often helpful in these cases.

Faith
7. February 2018
Faith
7. February 2018
my ankle is still hurting after 2 years it keeps locking up and hurting

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