Bump under ankle joint?!
Question: Bump under ankle joint!?
hi, i just read a question and answer on here like mine, but im not sure its the same thing so ill just post my own ^-^
well for the past few days ive noticed my right ankle hurting a lil wen i walk and yesterday i found a hard bump below my ankle!.!.it doesnt hurt at all wen i touch it and there's no swelling or brusing!.!.it feels like a bone sticking out of place or something!.!.well coincidentally i just got xrays on my feet yesterday cuz i have flat feet so hopefully it'll show up, but im pretty worried because i play DDR almost everyday on heavy and i think that's wut caused it!.!.!.
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well for the past few days ive noticed my right ankle hurting a lil wen i walk and yesterday i found a hard bump below my ankle!.!.it doesnt hurt at all wen i touch it and there's no swelling or brusing!.!.it feels like a bone sticking out of place or something!.!.well coincidentally i just got xrays on my feet yesterday cuz i have flat feet so hopefully it'll show up, but im pretty worried because i play DDR almost everyday on heavy and i think that's wut caused it!.!.!.
thanks a lot,
BBWww@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Just a guess, but it could be an accessory navicular, which is where your flatfootedness is at least partly caused because there actually IS an extra bone in your foot, right where you describe, and the tendon which helps to create the long arch in your foot is attached to this extra bone by mistake, instead of the bone next to it, where it belongs!. It's not so unusual that it makes you a freak, but it's not totally common either (like 2!.5% of the population)!. If you've got an accessory navicular and no other foot problems, it could be that surgery is optional for you as long as you don't have any pain issues--but it sounds like you do have pain issues!. Really, only your doc can tell you about what your situation is, not us! But you might as well learn about this so you're prepared when you visit your doc next time!.
You don't say how old you are, but this often starts to become noticeable in the teen years!. Sounds like you've been visiting the doc, which is good!. He or she will be able to tell you if your ankle pain is due to other stuff going on in the area, like a tarsal coalition, for example, which usually becomes painful in the rear foot in the teen years!. If you've got a tarsal coalition, which is where bones are fusing together as the foot matures--bones which in the normal mature foot remain separate--than they will probably recommend surgery to clean them out and re-separate them, because otherwise you're going to have an increasingly painful, incredibly flat foot for the rest of your life, with very limited motion!. Don't worry if you've got this though, because if they get it in time, surgery is usually successful!. Although your foot may still look flat, it will usually work a whole lot better after surgery if this is what it is!.
Coming back to an accessory navicular, it's not at all unusual to have it occur on one side only (unilateral)!.
See what your doc says, and if surgery is recommended, a second opinion is always worth considering!.
In the meantime, if you're engaged in activities which stress your arch, don't abuse your feet, be kind to them!. One of the citations below refers to stress injuries with an accessory navicular!. Your doc may prescribe orthotics, or even just supportive shoes and over the counter arch supports at first--give them a try!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
You don't say how old you are, but this often starts to become noticeable in the teen years!. Sounds like you've been visiting the doc, which is good!. He or she will be able to tell you if your ankle pain is due to other stuff going on in the area, like a tarsal coalition, for example, which usually becomes painful in the rear foot in the teen years!. If you've got a tarsal coalition, which is where bones are fusing together as the foot matures--bones which in the normal mature foot remain separate--than they will probably recommend surgery to clean them out and re-separate them, because otherwise you're going to have an increasingly painful, incredibly flat foot for the rest of your life, with very limited motion!. Don't worry if you've got this though, because if they get it in time, surgery is usually successful!. Although your foot may still look flat, it will usually work a whole lot better after surgery if this is what it is!.
Coming back to an accessory navicular, it's not at all unusual to have it occur on one side only (unilateral)!.
See what your doc says, and if surgery is recommended, a second opinion is always worth considering!.
In the meantime, if you're engaged in activities which stress your arch, don't abuse your feet, be kind to them!. One of the citations below refers to stress injuries with an accessory navicular!. Your doc may prescribe orthotics, or even just supportive shoes and over the counter arch supports at first--give them a try!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Since you are under a doctor's care, wait and hear from the xrays!. I don't know what DDR is but if you think that is what caused it, you need a break from it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
It sounds like a bone spur, it can be surgically removed using local anesthesia!. Talk to an orthopedist!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
I think jjak2001 is right but I hope im wrong =[
I hate the thought of surgery >!.<Www@Answer-Health@Com
I hate the thought of surgery >!.<Www@Answer-Health@Com
that bone is there on everyone sillyWww@Answer-Health@Com
maybe its jusst lek that ;; liek maybe its always been thereWww@Answer-Health@Com