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Ankle Injuries
Ankle injuries can have many causes and anyone from an athlete to someone walking down the road can roll their foot and sprain their ankle.
Some ankle injuries such as stress fractures and tendinopathies are sometimes known as overuse injuries and are often caused by persistent repetitive actions in a sport or daily activity.
Rachel Miller is a highly experienced podiatrist who treats many patients for ankle injuries. Please see below if you want more detailed explanation of some common ankle injuries and their symptoms, causes and treatments.
Call 020 8348 5553 to make an appointment
Ankle Injuries
There are many conditions that could cause ankle pain, an experienced podiatrist can help diagnose your complaint and give an appropriate treatment plan.
Three bones form your ankle joint, fibia, tiba and fibula which are connected by muscles, ligaments and tendons. An ankle injury can be categorised by what type of tissue has been damaged, bone, tendons, muscles or ligaments. A fracture can describe a break or crack in the bone, a sprain damage to the ligaments and a strain damage to muscles or tendons.
The following is a list of some common ankle injuries, see their individual pages for more detailed information of the conditions.
Common ankle injuries include:
If you have suffered from an ankle injury you should see an experienced podiatrist who can diagnose your condition and recommend you a treatment plan. You may be offered footwear advice, heel pads, self-help advice, exercise and stretching regimes. You might benefit from specialist treatments such as a biomechanical assessment and a bespoke orthotic insole can be prescribed which may support and cushion the foot to reduce pain from the impact of walking and running.
Contact the Centre for an appointment on 020 8348 5553
Rachel Miller is a highly experienced podiatrist specialising in biomechanics who sees many patients for ankle injuries. Her clinic, Highgate Podiatry, is in Highgate Village, N6, London. Clinics are held every Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday. Please contact the clinic for an appointment on 020 8348 5553. For the clinic’s address, map and directions see the Contact page and for information about orthotic insoles and biomechanics see the Biomechanics page.
Conditions that can benefit from a biomechanical assessment include:
- Heel pain
- Ankle injuries
- Metatarsalgia
- Sports injuries
- Bunions
- Plantar fasciitis
- Hypermobility
- Flat feet
- High arches
- Achilles tendinopathy
- Overuse injuries
- Knee pain
- Back pain
- Sprained ankles
- Stress fractures
- Tarsal tunnel syndrome
- Morton’s neuroma
- Heel pad syndrome
- Haglund’s deformity
- Hammer toe and mallet toe
- Sever’s disease
- Patellofemoral pain syndrome
- Patella Tendinopathy
- Osgood-Schlatter disease
