External ankle pain can be treated by life conditioning, medication, physical and surgical methods. However, since there are many causes of external ankle pain, such as sprain, heel osteochondritis, osteoarthritis, etc., the treatment needs to be chosen according to the cause. 1. Sprain: Rest should be taken care of to avoid re-injury. You can first use ice packs to apply cold compresses locally, and after 72 hours, use hot towels or hot water bags to apply local hot compresses to promote local blood circulation and effectively relieve the symptoms of external ankle pain. 2. Heel osteochondritis dissecans: pay attention to rest, avoid strenuous exercise. You can choose to use cefuroxime capsules, amoxicillin capsules, ibuprofen extended-release capsules and other drugs under the guidance of a professional physician, or infrared irradiation, incision and drainage and other methods of treatment. 3. Osteoarthritis: light and easily digestible diet should be the main focus, maintain a standard body weight, avoid excessive exercise. You can choose to use diclofenac sodium extended-release tablets, ibuprofen extended-release capsules, acetaminophen tablets and other drugs, but also arthroscopic cleaning, joint fusion, osteotomy and other surgical methods for treatment. It is necessary to go to the hospital in time for examination and diagnosis, and to carry out targeted treatment as soon as possible. When the cause of the disease is effectively treated, the symptoms of external ankle pain will also be improved.