Ankle swelling and pain at night can not sleep is usually due to ankle dislocation, acute gouty arthritis, osteoarthritis and other diseases, can be prescribed to take general, drug, surgery and other ways to treat the cause.
1. Ankle dislocation: If the ankle is subjected to external violence during the day, it can cause ankle dislocation, which, if not treated in time, can lead to ankle swelling, pain and sleeplessness at night.
Should avoid activities of the affected limb, if possible, can use ice packs wrapped in towels placed on the affected area to reduce pain. And timely consultation, through the manipulation of reset, splint or plaster fixation and other ways of treatment, can also follow the doctor’s instructions oral ibuprofen, naproxen, etc. to reduce pain.
2. Acute gouty arthritis: mostly in the middle of the night, the onset of the disease is acute, the patient’s first metatarsophalangeal joints, the dorsum of the foot, the ankle and other joints and the surrounding tissues can have obvious redness, swelling, and severe pain, which can make the patient can not sleep at night.
Colchicine, indomethacin, prednisone, etc. can be used as prescribed by the doctor to reduce the pain, and can be used in combination with uric acid promoters (such as benzbromarone) or inhibitors of uric acid production (such as allopurinol). If conservative treatment is ineffective, surgical treatment such as lesion removal and arthroscopic surgery can be considered.
3. Osteoarthritis: It can also cause ankle pain, swelling, and sleeplessness at night, and may be accompanied by joint stiffness and impaired mobility. The use of celecoxib, etoricoxib, bisacodyl, etc. can be prescribed to reduce pain, and if necessary, surgery can be considered to correct deformity and improve joint function.
In addition, there are many other reasons that can cause ankle swelling and pain at night, it is recommended to go to the hospital in time to identify the cause of the disease, and then receive treatment as soon as possible.