Common causes of ankle pain include ankle sprains, rheumatoid arthritis, and osteochondroma. According to the cause, appropriate treatment should be taken to alleviate the symptoms, not all cases need massage, in addition may also need to take general treatment, physical therapy, medication and surgical treatment to alleviate the symptoms.
1. Ankle sprain: rest, braking, plaster or brace can be used to immobilize the injured joint. 72h can be iced, after 72h can be hot compresses, massage, etc. to promote local blood circulation, relieve symptoms. When the pain is obvious, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen can be used; cyclooxygenase inhibitors such as aspirin can be used. If the damage is serious, surgery can be performed.
2. Rheumatoid arthritis: reduce labor intensity, active exercise, regular monitoring. Appropriate massage and physical therapy can relieve symptoms, and improper physical therapy can aggravate the condition. Commonly used drugs in addition to the above non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, you can also use anti-rheumatic drugs such as luzosulfapyridine. If joint deformity occurs, which seriously affects the function of joints, surgery can be performed.
3. Osteochondroma: Surgery is the main treatment to relieve the symptoms.
There may be other reasons for ankle pain, such as bone fracture, etc. It is recommended to go to the hospital in time, improve the examination to clarify the cause of the disease, and then actively standardize the treatment under the guidance of the doctor. Avoid blind massage, so as not to aggravate the condition.