What causes sudden pain in the ankle joint?

Many people often feel pain in the ankle joints after walking for a long time. This sudden pain must be considered to be caused by external factors or compression factors, such as incorrect shoe selection, previous local injuries, walking too fast, causing sprains or falls, and it is also possible that ligament cartilage tissue damage may cause joint pain.

Common causes of joint pain 1. Injury of ligaments around the joint. The stability of the knee ligaments is relatively poor when the knee joint is slightly flexed. If it is suddenly subjected to external force causing eversion or inversion at this time, it may cause injury to the medial or lateral collateral ligament. Causes knee pain, swelling, bruising, and limited mobility.

Common causes of joint pain 2. Cartilage damage: When the knee joint is slightly flexed, if the knee is suddenly excessively internally rotated or externally extended, it may cause a meniscus tear. Immediately there will be joint pain, limited movement, limping when walking, and popping when the joints move.

Common causes of joint pain 3. Synovitis: When the synovium of the joint is damaged due to trauma or excessive strain, a large amount of fluid will accumulate, which will increase the pressure inside the joint, leading to joint pain, swelling, tenderness, and friction and astringent sounds.

Common causes of joint pain 4. Autoimmune system diseases such as lupus erythematosus and psoriasis can also invade the joints and cause swelling and pain, which requires blood tests to assist in diagnosis.

Common causes of joint pain 5. Growing pains in children are commonly found in the knee and hip joints. It is a normal physiological phenomenon that occurs during children's growth and development. It is also believed that the pain is caused by a low-grade infection.

Common causes of joint pain 6. Traumatic joint pain: Due to some kind of accident or incident, the joints of the shoulder, wrist, elbow, knee, ankle, etc. suffer trauma (such as soft tissue injury, fracture and dislocation, etc.) without any serious fractures, causing joint pain.

Common causes of joint pain 7. Septic arthritis has a history of infection in other parts of the body or a history of local trauma. The painful joints may be swollen, and the deep location may not be obvious, but there are phenomena such as increased body temperature, joint pain, inability to move, and increased blood count.