Read more about common ankle disorders, causes, symptoms, and treatments. Your ankle helps to balance and stabilize your body. It’s made up of bones that are supported with muscles and ligaments.

Radiographic tests: X-rays, ultrasound, MRI, CT scan or bone scan are often used to confirm the diagnosis of ankle pain. Published on Nov 14, 2014 Last Updated on Nov 17, 2014 .

Assess the symptoms of post-traumatic and rheumatoid ankle arthritis. ... Whether ankle pain is caused by arthritis or something else, it can send you to the doctor looking for answers.

Ankle bursitis is when one or more of the bursae in the ankle become inflamed. This can cause pain, swelling, and difficulty moving the ankle. Read more here.

Symptoms that indicate an injury or problem with your foot or ankle include: pain in your foot, inability to walk or put weight on your foot or ankle, swelling, bruising, or; obvious deformity.

This article discusses the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of peroneal tendonitis in more detail. It also discusses peroneal tendon anatomy, ... pain at the back of the ankle; ...

Medical Mysteries: A rolled ankle set this runner down a painful path. Years of problems followed her seemingly minor injury. The diagnosis came after one doctor listened to her ‘miserable story.’ ...