Pain in the Ankle

Ankle sprains are common injuries that runners experience. I have gone through this several time during my early days of running. An ankle sprain is an injury that results from a twisting action, which stretches or tears the ligaments of the ankle joint. (The term sPrain refers to an injury of the ligaments, as opposed to a sTrain, which refers to an injury of the muscle or tendon.) Remember; ligaments attach bone to bone, were as tendons attach muscle to bone.

One of the most common causes is simply a lack of conditioning. If the muscles, tendons and ligaments around the ankle joint have not been trained or conditioned, this can lead to a weakness that may result in an ankle sprain. A lack of warming up and stretching is another major cause of ankle injuries.

Here are some of the things you can do to help prevent an ankle sprain:

1. Warm Up properly. Do Stretching and Strengthening exercises
2. A good pair of shoes will help to keep your ankle stable, provide adequate cushioning, and support your foot and lower leg during the running or walking motion.

Immediate treatment:

1. Take rest
2. Put ice on the affected area.


Hope this helps!!!

Perfect...what Himanshu wrote...just would like to add a point...also just observe the way you RUN...i mean landing and take off of your feet.
One more point to remember is certainly the weight and everything else whatever Himanshu has said...!!!!

Right said Anil....!
Landing and take off of your feet is quite crucial as well. People give all theories about what should be the right way to land/take-off while running. Any pointers to that?

Hi Himanshu Khurana,
I love you suggestion.It help us .

@Lizagill

Thanks a bunch!

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in my experience one must let this kind of injury heal completly before resuming to put more strain on the affected joint.Repeated strain on it will make that joint weak.