Causes And Treatment For Ankle Swelling & Pain

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Ankle swelling is something that almost every one of us faces in his/her life. The most common cause for Ankle swelling is ankle sprain where the tissue in the ligaments get torn, thus making it fragile and something to be taken care of. Thus, knowing the symptoms and solution for such problem is indispensable.

Causes Of Ankle Swelling & Pain

Sudden Injury

Traumatic injury causes accumulation of more and more blood in the region of ankle in order to speed up the healing process. Thus, redness, swelling and pain is accompanied for healing due to body’s self healing mechanism.

Peripheral Edema

Another cause related to blood circulation within the ankular region, this is mainly caused due to conditions that puts stress on veins namely obesity, pregnancy and old age.

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However, this cause has its impact on both the legs. So the next time you feel ankular pain in both legs, obesity can be one of the reasons.

Gout

A medical condition in which the person has uric acid crystals accumulated in the body parts. Uric acid is a by product of digestion but the accumulation in the ankle causes pain in the ankle.

Vascular Obstructio

The blood in our body clots when an an injury occurs in the body. But the clotting of blood inside the human body can cause complications. An element called heparin does not allow it to happen.

But if heparin is disabled in the ankular region, it causes the blood to clot inside the ankle itself, hence causing ankular pain.

Treatment For Ankle Swelling & Pain

Rest

The most basic treatment is to rest the ankle as much as possible and don’t try to use it much. Keep the ankle at a height of a little above your heart to stop the throbbing. Also tie a soft cloth to your ankle to sooth the pain.

Heat and Cold

This treatment involves the using applying a warm substance to the ankle region and then applying a cool substance. The time interval for each must be around 20 minutes.

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Massage

Especially effective if the pain is second degree pain, you must massage the ankle with some warm mustard or sesame oil. Taking some pain killers are also helpful, but the dose of the pain killers must not exceed 2400mg per day.

Lecithin Seeds

A very effective medicine for those who are pregnant and suffering from the ankle pain. Take 2-3 seeds a day and the pain is gone. The swollen ankle may take 2 weeks to reduce.

Weight

Another obvious solution is to avoid putting weight on the foot and try using crouches if there is a third degree pain. Seek medical attention if the pain persists.

These are some solution you can do at your home itself to relieve the pain and hence there will be no need to approach the doc. However, be cautious that not every type of pain has its remedy at home. If the pain remains for a longer time even after using these steps, then you are to seek the doctor.

Some steps are even given for the third degree, but those are just the emergency ones and you need to have medical attention for the third degree pain.

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