Is a situation when you feel pain in your feet during walk and even when you are idle, and stiffness in your movements, familiar to you? And then again this haunting problem of selecting comfortable shoes for your swollen ankles. All those challenges will ring a bell to anybody with long-lasting problems with joints. This type of disease develops gradually, with symptoms worsening over time; but you can and should get rid of annoying problems with the help of a professional specialist: an orthopaedist-dermatologist at the Rudenko Clinic in Zaporizhia.
What are the first signs, which signal that now is the time to see an orthopaedist?
Ankle diseases mostly result from inflammatory processes. Inflammation can be specific and non-specific, depending on a causing agent. The symptoms of the disease are the same as of any inflammatory process. It means that a person will experience the following symptoms:
- redness of skin around a joint
- swollen tissues around a joint
- and pain during physical activity. The pain disappears in an idle state and can be relieved by medication and anti-inflammatory medicine.
- Other symptoms may include rashes, lumps, overgrowth, etc.
If you experience any of the above symptoms, then certainly you should visit an orthopaedist without delay. You must see a doctor as soon as possible.
What ankle joint pathologies can be treated by a trauma orthopaedist?
A trauma orthopaedist knows how to prevent and treat ankle diseases, and also knows how to correct a lifestyle of a patient to improve its quality. The Rudenko Clinic employs highly qualified trauma orthopaedists who will help you even in the most difficult cases..
Pain in an ankle joint is the mostly common spread symptom of many diseases. The most common pathologies that manifest with this symptom include:
- Osteoarthritis/arthritis of an ankle
- Gout of an ankle
- Rheumatism
- Achilles bursitis
- Plantar fasciosis
Osteoarthritis (arthritis)
A chronic progressive degenerative-dystrophic disease with periodic acute phases in a form of arthritis. This condition develops as a result of degeneration of cartilage tissue of a joint caused by excessive payloads, traumas, and concomitant diseases such as diabetes, arterial hypertension, etc.
Ankle gout
Pain in an ankle joint resulting from systematic pathologies in metabolism is a very common symptom of a gout. This condition starts as a purine metabolism dysfunction and leads to formation of excessive amounts of uric acid, which accumulates in foot joints.
Rheumatism of an ankle joint
An inflammatory disease of an entire system of connective tissues, it affects mostly large joints of feet and a heart. It develops as a result of a streptococcal infection.
Achilles bursitis
A condition that manifests as an inflammation of an articular bag around the area where Achilles tendon is attached to a heel bone. It develops as a result of chronic micro-traumas of a tendon caused by excessive payloads or incorrect distribution of weights on a joint.
Plantar fasciosis
Plantar fascia is a tendon, which connects a heel with a front area of a foot. This tendon can lose its elasticity due to a number of reasons, it is also prone to traumas and is exposed to overloads.
The Rudenko Clinic will always help you and will take care of health of your joints. Take a good care of yourself, but if you have any problems, call us by the number indicated in the Contacts, and we will answer all your questions.