pain on top of foot with swelling on outside of ankle
by Jerry
started with pain and swelling on outside of ankle. No known trauma. X-rays were negative. Pain is now severe on top and in middle of foot. Swelling remains. Worse when walk alot. Doing some RICE treatment but has persisted a long time - few months. Hi Jerry, Any pain that continues for a few months needs to be addressed more vigorously than just RICE. Keep in mind many types of foot pain will continue longer than similar pain elsewhere by virtue of the fact that every time you walk on the foot you are re-aggravating the problem. Having said that, pain lasting a few months should be further investigated. I do not know who initially reviewed your foot xrays but I would suggest they be looked at by a foot specialist. If that were the case then your next step would be to consider an MRI as that will examine the soft tissue area that an xray cannot, plus an MRI may pick up bone issues that the xray misses. Marc Mitnick DPM DISCLAIMER:
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