What is Rheumatoid Arthritis? Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a form of arthritis – inflammation of the joints – due to an autoimmune disease. This occurs when your body’s immune system, which normally fights off infections, starts to attack your healthy tissues such as the lining of the joints. This causes inflammation, swelling and pain. Rheumatoid […]
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What are the causes & symptoms of Osteochondritis Dissecans?
Causes The cause of OCD is still unknown, it is thought that calmative microtrauma (overtraining), especially in children and young adults, may be a reason. But there may be a genetic component too. Symptoms Pain – especially triggered by increasing physical activity Swelling and Tenderness around the ankle joint Reduced ankle joint range of movement […]
What is Gout? Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
What is Gout? Short answer: very painful joints! (Most commonly the big toe but also joints such as the ankle, elbow, wrist, shoulder and knees). Gout is the very acute build up of uric acid in the joint which causes inflammation and arthritic pain. Uric acid is often broken down by the kidney and dissolved […]
What Are The Causes & Symptoms of a Broken Ankle?
What is a broken ankle? A broken ankle involves any fracture of the bones in the lower leg above the foot. When you stress the ankle joint beyond the strength of its elements, you may fracture the ankle. There are different types and severity of ankle fractures, however all need to be treated as soon […]
Achilles Tendon Rupture – Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
What is an Achilles rupture? Achilles rupture refers to when there is a complete tear through the tendon that connect your calf muscles to you heel bone. This disruption of the connection between the muscle and the tendon, makes the calf muscles unable to function normally so the patient will generally be unable to point […]
What are the causes & symptoms of Achilles Tendinitis?
Achilles tendinopathy (tendinitis) commonly refers to pain located at the back of the ankle in the Achilles.The Achilles tendon is the large tendon at the back of the ankle that attaches the calf muscles to the heel. This attachment allows the heel to come up when walking, running, jumping, or standing on the toes. It […]