There are many reasons why you may experience sore ankles. Are you an athlete that participates in repetitive sport? Or are you just a person that is very active or has job where your movements are very repetitive? These sorts of activities often can lead to sore ankles.

A sore ankle could also be a symptom of a pulled muscle or tendon, or due to a sprain. The sudden turning or rolling of the ankle inside or outside can cause a muscle tear or sprain. These can be very painful and a doctor should be seen immediately if this is suspected. Soreness of the ankle can be treated in many different ways using many different methods. Ice is a very common method used to reduce swelling and relieve pain. If you use ice, be careful to never apply the ice directly to the skin. Use cloth or covering to protect your skin when applying the ice pack. Wrapping or immobilizing the foot or ankle is another common method to relieve pain and reduce swelling.

Keeping the foot or ankle still allows the injury to heal. But stay off of it! Just because you have wrapped it or applied ice and it feels better does not mean that it is healed and that you can resume your normal activities. Give you ankle plenty of rest and time to heal. You will be glad you did. Putting too much stress on an ankle injury before it has healed could cause other unintended problems.