Ankle Tendonitis - If You Feel Pain, Beware
You need to make sure that you take care of your feet. They are going to be carrying you around for many years to come. Any pain or swelling that you are feeling in that ankle area could be a sign that you may be developing ankle tendonitis.
Let me keep you some background information and also talk a little bit about how we can help prevent tendinitis in the ankle.
Runners and joggers can get into a training mode that can be sometimes hard on their ankles. This also can happen to people who have jobs that required them being on their feet constantly. What can happen is that you may start to develop tendonitis in your ankles.
Lets talk just a minute about what tendonitis is. What you are going to find it is basically the inflammation of the tendon. The tendon actually connects the bone to the muscle. This connectivity is extremely important as you might imagine. Tendonitis can be developed from the tendon being in an overworked situation or possibly too much force being applied.
If you have developed ankle tendonitis you are going to find it difficult to move the ankle without feeling a very sharp pain starting in the ankle area and working its way up to the calf. Most times the common symptoms that you will have will be pain, swelling and tenderness to the touch in the area of the ankle.
Another type of tendonitis that is very similar to being in close proximity to the ankle is Achilles tendonitis. What happens with this type is the Achilles tendon becomes inflamed. You see this occur in people who are constantly on there feet or in runners.
What can you do about Ankle Tendonitis
Now let’s talk a bit about what you can do at home if you are suffering a mild case of ankle tendonitis. One thing that will work wonders is to use an ice pack. A bag of frozen pea’s can work great for this. You want to use the ice for 15 minutes at a time. Wrap your ankle if you need to be on your feet, this will help support the ankle and keep it in place and help prevent further injury.
Cortisone injections sometimes work well for tendonitis. But using them when you have ankle tendonitis is somewhat scary thing to do. The ankle tendon can rupture easy if used improperly, so doctor’s try to avoid them if possible. You can try to put a cushion in your shoe, this will help support the foot and can help with the pain if you need to be on your feet.
Your feet are a vital part of your body. You need to try and keep them from injury including ankle tendonitis or permanent injury could occur.
If you are having problems you may want to go and visit a physical therapist. You can also go and see an orthopedic doctor and they can help you learn how to move your feet when you have to perform physical activity. This can help to prevent further injury. If you start to feel ankle tendonitis coming on, the pain and swelling in your ankle can be the sign that you are looking for. Try at that time to get off of your feet and give your ankle a rest.