Best Doctors for Ankle Pain Treatment in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad

Ankle pain refers to the discomfort in the ankle joint. Ankle joint encompasses tendons, ligaments, bones, muscles, blood vessels and nerves. The causative factors of ankle pain include sports injuries, ankle sprains, tendinitis, bursitis, Achilles tendon injuries, tarsal tunnel syndrome, ankle fractures, sural nerve entrapment, and sinus tarsi syndrome. Ankle pain also occurs due to medical conditions such as foot and ankle arthritis, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, flat feet, high arch feet, ankylosing spondylitis, and infection that occurs or spreads in the ankles (cellulitis and osteomyelitis). The treatment methods to deal with ankle pain include orthotics or footwear changes, anti-inflammatory medications like NSAIDs and corticosteroids, physical therapy, immobilization, ankle surgery, and joint aspiration. The other methods to relieve ankle pain include resting and avoiding the activity that is causing ankle pain or injury, applying a compression bandage, applying cold compress, and elevating the ankle above the level of the heart as often as possible.