Weak Ankles

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She47441

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I know somebody already posted about ankles but mine is different question. Every since I was a kid/teenager/young adult I have had weak ankles. All I have do is step down (literally walk downstairs) and I can sprain, break, or strain them. Lately my right ankle has been hurting. I get it when I get when I get up from sitting down, walking around or walking upstairs. It's a sharp pain and then go away as quick as it came, but tonight it has hurt as normal but the pain as not gone away.

My exercises have stopped (I know, spank me now) and I've been mainly trying to focus on housework, so could that be a reason for the pain? Is it just the fact that they've been weak all my life and since I'm getting older (ok, so I'm 28), my body don't like me anymore?

Any advice will be helpful or maybe you can point me in the right direction.
 
hmm...i think really the only thing thatd help is if you went to the doctor but do you have any ankle braces? i have a bad left ankle/foot from skateboarding and i bought a brace at hibbets sports like a year ago and it helps
 
Thanks, will have to get one. This morning I took 4 ibuprofen and put some muscle rub on thinking that might help. If that doesn't help, I'll get the ankle brace.
 
As for your answers to the questions:

1. The pain is only in my right ankle.
2. I can literally walk down stairs and my ankle will give out and if I fall just right, I will either sprain, strain, or break them.
3. No
4. No
5. No
6. Again, I have either strained, sprained, or broke both of them, but not at the same time. The last time I hurt my right ankle was last summer when I was walking down the stairs of Greene's sister's camper with a cup of coffee in my hand. Don't know if I walk to hard, but my ankle turned and it got as big as a orange, give or take. I didn't have an ankle brace at the time, but I did wrap it up and kept ice on it until it healed and I was on crutches.
7. No problem with knees

The ibuprofen did help along with the muscle rub, but I don't know how long it will last either. There's always that chance that during the day today it will hurt me again. Will need to get a brace.
 
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