If your foot still hurts after five or six years, you need to identify the cause of the pain, and depending on the severity of the cause, you can have physical therapy, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (e.g., ibuprofen, etc.), surgery, and rest under your doctor’s supervision. 1. Physiotherapy: If the pain is caused by traumatic arthritis of the ankle joint, some physiotherapeutic treatments (e.g., micro-electrotherapy, etc.) can be performed. 2. Surgery: In case of serious tearing of the ligaments around the ankle joint, surgical treatment is required and a long period of rehabilitation is needed after the surgery to restore the normal state. If there is cartilage damage or cystic degeneration of the ankle joint, surgery may be required depending on the severity. 3. Take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: When you have pain due to ankle arthritis, you can also take medication under your doctor’s supervision to help treat the pain. 4. Rest: Some people with ankle arthritis experience ankle pain after excessive physical labor, or after excessive exercise. At this time, pay attention to rest, the pain will improve. Related patients are advised to seek timely medical examination and targeted treatment.