Ankle Sprain - Dr. John Feder, Chief of Foot and Ankle Division

[MrHetherton]

sorry i forgot and finally the other day after this returned i noticed my left leg stiffening up and a kind of a numb feeling in my leg.

[MrHetherton]

it also sometimes feels my ankle is going to crack or explode and sometimes when i am getting up for example from a chair my left foot makes a cracking sound just as i am going to stand up and i also get a dart of a pain coming from the back of my foot just above the heel.

[MrHetherton]

i was told by the local doctor to wear a support bandage one that pulls up on the leg like a sock and its white, i did that also keep foot elevated and plenty of rest and take tablets to reduce swelling i did all that, but no talk from the doctor about MRI scans x rays and no talk about physio therapy, but for few months my ankle was fine i was back playing basketball even played a game a few months ago no bother until last thursday night out of the blue my ankle swole up and got some pain.

[MrHetherton]

hello i am in ireland. i sprained my ankle in april 2010 i missed a front door house step and ended up turning on the side of my left ankle, my whole leg got hot and i couldnt move it for a couple of minutes, i put ice on my ankle when i got home as i was working when this happened, any way this was a saturday, i went to the doctor on the monday after, the sides of my ankle had swollen and it was painful. make a long story short i got no phychsio and no x ray and my problem has just returned.