If the ankle is not sprained but is painful, the following treatment should be carried out: first, symptomatic treatment, oral pain medication, such as meloxicam, celecoxib, loxoprofen sodium tablets, as well as oral Chinese medicine, such as Guiqi Zhuangbone granules for treatment, and physical therapy, such as microwave physiotherapy, far-infrared physiotherapy, can relieve local inflammation as well as pain. You can rest and reduce the amount of exercise to reduce ankle pain. If the ankle pain is caused by osteoarthritis, you can take oral drugs to nourish the cartilage, such as glucosamine sulfate and glucose hydrochloride; if it is caused by gout, you should take oral drugs to lower uric acid, such as allopurinol tablets and sodium bicarbonate; if the ankle pain is caused by rheumatism or rheumatoid, you should take oral anti-rheumatoid drugs to treat it; if it is caused by tumor, you should take oral drugs to treat it. If the ankle pain is caused by a tumor, early examination and, if necessary, surgery should be performed.