There is no such thing as the fastest way to recover from swollen ankles. Common causes include soft tissue injury, bone fracture, heart disease, kidney disease, etc. Treatment varies according to the cause, including proper rest, medication and surgery. 1. Soft tissue injury: If you sprain your ankle during exercise, causing swelling and pain, mostly due to soft tissue injury, you can take proper rest, reduce the activity of the affected ankle, use ice to apply cold compresses within 72 hours after the injury, and apply hot compresses after 72 hours, which is good for reducing the swelling, and you can wear ankle protectors to protect your ankle. 2. Fracture: If the injury is more serious, with ankle pain, swelling and deformity, it is mostly ankle fracture, which needs manipulation and external fixation with plaster or surgery. 3. Heart disease: If ankle swelling is accompanied by chest tightness, panic, shortness of breath and other symptoms, it may be a cardiac disease, such as right heart failure, which requires immediate treatment and the use of diuretics, such as furosemide diuretic to reduce swelling. 4. Kidney disease: If ankle swelling is accompanied by low urine output and hematuria, it may be a kidney disease, such as acute glomerulonephritis, and furosemide can also be used to reduce swelling. The causes of ankle swelling are more, may also be related to gout, cirrhosis and other diseases, if the symptoms continue to be unrelieved, it is recommended to consult a doctor in a timely manner, to clarify the cause of the disease, targeted treatment.