Severe pain on ankle movement may be gout, but it may also be seen in ankle sprain, osteoarthritis and other conditions.
1. Gout: gout is a metabolic disease, most of the sudden onset of the disease in the midnight or early morning, joint pain, redness, swelling, heat, pain and dysfunction of the affected joints within a few hours, so the ankle activity will feel severe pain may also be due to gout.
2. Ankle sprain: patients may suffer from ankle sprain due to strenuous exercise or fall, resulting in soft tissue injury around the ankle joint, which may cause joint pain.
3. Osteoarthritis: The joint cartilage of osteoarthritis patients gradually deteriorates, degenerates, wears out or even disappears, thus causing joint dysfunction, which is usually seen in the middle-aged and old people, and symptoms such as joint pain, pressure pain and stiffness can occur, and ankle activities can easily cause severe pain.
There may be other causes of severe pain when moving the ankle, so it is recommended that patients should consult orthopedics, rheumatology and immunology departments in regular hospitals in time, and follow the doctor’s instructions for standardized diagnosis and treatment.