pain top of foot and outer ankle

by Bill
(Curridabat,Costa Rica)

I have been having a pain when my foot flexes certain ways or when I am touched above the ankle bone on the outer side of the leg. In both cases the pain is felt near the 3rd and 4th toes on the top of the foot. There is no pain when walking and/or running, but the back of my ankle, achilles tendon area has been stiff. Any ideas?

Hi Bill,
The first thing that comes to mind would be a tendonitis of one of the tendons that travels along the top of the foot. The fact that it hurts when you twist your foot suggest that, the fact that it does not hurt when you walk means there is also the chance it is not a tendonitis.
If you have stiffness in the achilles tnedon and ankle it may be throwing off your gait resulting in the pain that you are experiencing.
If you can tolerate it you could try some anti-inflammatory medication for 10-14 days to see if that takes care of the problem. If not a trip to the doctor might be indicated.

Marc Mitnick DPM
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