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Saturday, March 20, 2010
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Sports Medicine |
Ankle pain outside below the bone06/29/2009 |
3 weeks ago I felt a pop and pain in my foot on the bottom in the ball area; it then radiated to the outside under my ankle bone. I continued running and it seemed to subside, however it has continued to swell daily and hurts to walk by the end of the day. I thought I would see improvement by now. I have continued my runs but have had to cut back and sometimes not run because of the pain. At what point should I see a doctor?
The fact your symptoms have persisted for at least 3 weeks without improvement, and remain bothersome enough to interfere with desired activities, are sufficient reasons for you to undergo medical evaluation at this time.
Until then, cross-training with a low-impact, or possibly no-impact, activity - one which does not aggravate your symptoms - is appropriate to maintain aerobic conditioning.
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Brian L. Bowyer, MD Associate Professor of Clinical PM&R The OSU Sports Medicine Center Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation College of Medicine The Ohio State University |
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