ligament or nerve pain on top of ankle
by Greg
I've had a herniated disc in my L4/L5 for a while now. I've received steroid injections and been doing stretches for a few years now. I have had radiating nerve pain down my leg, however I've never had this pain on the top of my foot/ankle. just recently I started feeling a pain (about 8 on 1-10 scale) on the top of my foot/ankle. I feel it's related to my nerve pain due to herniated disc but can't say for sure. I'm worried the herniated disc is starting to cause permanent damage to my nerves. I've avoided surgery because of the horror stories I've heard about seemingly simple procedures putting people out for 6 months and not even fixing the issues or creating more issues. Can you give me an educated guess as to what the issue may be(arthritis?)...I completely understand that without a hands on diagnosis this would be difficult. Hi Greg, The most common cause of pain in the area you describe would be tendonitis of the tendons that allow the toes to bend upwards. This may be due to nothing more than a change in your gait because of your herniated disc. An exam by a doctor should be able to rule out any other source of pain. Marc Mitnick DPM I'm 35, not overweight and try to stretch daily
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