Simple Ways To Get Rid of Ankle Pain | Dr Chirag Patel

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ANKLE PAIN

• Ankle pain can be caused due to several reasons.
  It may be due to arthritis, sprain, nerve damage
  or gout.

The most common cause for ankle pain is sprain.
Usually, ankle pain heals on its on by doing some
home treatment.

• Rest your leg and ankle completely
•  When you have ankle pain, give complete rest to
  your legs and ankles. Move your ankles slightly
  at times to avoid stiffness.
• Try out light activities like swimming which can
  help in relieving ankle pain and promote healing

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Use compression socks

• Using compression socks can provide pain relief,
  reduce swelling and preserve the mobility in your
  ankles.
• This can also help in healing ankle pain

Elevation

• Raise your ankle above the heart level to reduce
  the blood flow to your legs.
• This can reduce swelling and provide pain relief.
• Keeping your ankles elevated at night can be
  very effective as this can reduce pain and
  swelling overnight

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Exercise

• You can meet a physiotherapist and ask for
  exercises which can reduce ankle pain
• They may suggest simple exercises to do at home.
• Practicing such exercises can help you get
  relief from ankle pain .

Weight loss

• Obesity or overweight can be one of the reasons
  for ankle pain.
• Weight loss can be beneficial not only for ankle
  pain but also to eliminate many health risks.
• Losing weight and exercising regularly can be
  beneficial for the overall health as well.

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Epsom salt

• Soaking your swollen ankles in cool Epsom salt
  for around 15-20 minutes to reduce pain in ankles
  .
• Epsom salt can help soothe sore muscles and
  connective tissues.
• It can also loosen the stiffness in the joints.
• Epsom salt is used as a home remedy for dealing
  with swelling and Arthritis pain .

ABOUT Dr. CHIRAG PATEL

• Dr Chirag Patel has specialized in Joint
  Replacement, Revision Joint Replacement, Hip
  Resurfacing, Computer Assisted (Navigation) and
  Unicondylar Knee Replacement Surgeries.

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ABOUT Dr. CHIRAG PATEL

• He also treats all orthopaedic problems and can
  help you in guiding and solving orthopaedic
  issues from ankle pain or sprain and even in
  complicated, critical orthopaedic surgeries.
• He is specialised in dealing with surgeries
  related to hip and knee joint which includes
  fractures, trauma, sports injuries and joint
  replacement.

• Dr Chirag Patel has won several fellowships and
  awards like Adult Hip Knee Joint
  Reconstruction Fellowship, Sydney, Australia,
  Anterior Hip Replacement Hip Arthroscopy Fellows
  hip, Melbourne, Australia, Adult Joint
  Reconstruction Fellowship, Seoul, South Korea,
  Ranawat Orthopaedic Research Foundation
  Fellowship, New York, USA and Asia-Pacific
  Orthopaedic Association Travelling Fellowship,
  Singapore.

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ABOUT Dr. CHIRAG PATEL

• He also has professional memberships in Indian
  Orthopaedic Association, Bombay Orthopaedic Associ
  ation and SICOT.
• Dr Patel has published his researches in many
  national and international journals. 
• He obtained his primary degree from Lokmanya
  Tilak Municipal Medical College General
  Hospital, Mumbai.
• He also pursued his specialisation in Orthopaedic
  Surgery at the prestigious Maharaja Sayajirao
  University and Government Medical College,
  Vadodara, Gujarat.
• He went for advanced training in adult hip and
  knee reconstruction at some of the reputed
  centers abroad.

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