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Ankle bursitis
A painful condition in which the small, fluid-filled sacs â called bursae â that cushion the bones, tendons, and muscles near the ankle joint become inflamed.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
How common it is:
Preteen 6-13 | Rare | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | |||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 34-year old asked:
How long should it take for ankle bursitis to heal?
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A 42-year old asked:
How long will it take for ankle bursitis to heal totally?
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A 50-year old female asked:
Any of you Doctors had ankle bursitis? Well it's very painful and why isn't there a faster way to heal it? 12 days now! I'm active mom-help
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A 37-year old female asked:
Can bursitis in your ankle cause knee and back pain ?
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A 50-year old female asked:
Is it possible to have pes bursitis in rt. Knee then other ankle the next week? Swollen & painful. RICE/ how long & what gym exercises is safe?Help
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A 77-year old female asked:
I was wondering if trochanteric bursitis could be causing all the pain I am having in leg, knee, ankle, thigh, pain since 10/9/2012.
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A 46-year old asked:
Could numbness in lower right leg be related to bursitis?
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A 50-year old female asked:
When i sit or stand for awhile, I have need of pop in left side groin area by lift leg up to the side . Also I have tolerable pain. Is it bursitis?
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A 44-year old asked:
Why does pain associated with trochanteric bursitis spread down the lateral leg to the knee?
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A 76-year old female asked:
Could I have bursitis if tip of tibia bone is enlarged and knee is somewhat swollen, pain is mostly in leg?
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A 37-year old female asked:
No knee issues. Painful to move leg at night due to hip issues. One spot is painful. Does this sound like bursitis?
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A 36-year old female asked:
How long does it take for bursitis in foot to go away? I'm using ice and ibruprofen per my doctor. He wouldn't say how long it would take,
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A 24-year old female asked:
Chronic leg pain sciatic n thigh/butt. Had 2 cortisone shots. Pain is gone. Been 3 wks. Dr said i had bursitis. What does this mean if shot helped?
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A 50-year old female asked:
Pes anserine bursitis what is the pain pattern on inner leg? What type of gym exercise or equipment is best? If I run is it best to alternate exercis
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A 83-year old female asked:
I have Bursitis on bottom of my foot. I had a steroid shot 2 weeks ago. It is still so painful I need to work & my work requires a lot of walking. What can I do?
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A member asked:
As I get older (I'm currently 42) I'm starting to get odd feelings in my hips. They're not quite sore, but they just don't feel right. I stretch every day and do leg exercises several days a week. I had bursitis in my right hip about 2 years ago and I'm t
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A 19-year old female asked:
Leg legnth difference. Pain in both hips when laying down or sitting. Also back.Taking motrin. Hip bursitis? Couldn't sleep last night. Pain all day
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A 73-year old male asked:
I have had visiosuplmentation, injected into my knees twice, they are just fair i, also i have had two cortisone injection, in my left leg twice, after bursitis, i need another injection, leg feels weak, how many injection in leg for bursitis, a yea?
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A 36-year old asked:
Can knee bursitis side vein impingement leaving a foot slightly blue?
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A 83-year old female asked about a 59-year old male:
I have Bursitis in my foot..I got a steroid shot. It is killing me to walk. I need to work but my job requires a lot of walking. What can I do please?
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A 58-year old female asked:
What causes bursitis on the bottom of the heel of the foot? What is the treatment? I have this on right foot and plantar facetious on left foot.
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A 30-year old female asked:
R knee has bulging/torn meniscus history of bursitis now suffering chronic stabbing pain. Meniscus or bursitis? Can't walk on l leg due to multiple probs
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A 29-year old asked:
I have Haglund's deformity in my left foot. As the bump on my leg makes it easier to be irritated by my shoe, will my leg be more susceptible to bursitis in the future?
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A 30-year old male asked:
I have trochanteric bursitis in my hip. I also have a very tender indented spot 6-8 inches down my leg. No injury/trauma or redness/swelling concern?
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A 34-year old female asked:
Bursitis just below knee cap (size of apple) burst when I bent down & drained into leg. Now leg is sore but no pain, is it ok/safe for it to rupture?
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A 48-year old male asked:
I was diagnosed with bursitis on little toe, got cortisone shot, pain is gone in toe but still have burning pain side top of foot, is ok to use DMSO?
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A 45-year old female asked:
Hip bursitis severe pain. Compromised mobility due to horribly painful muscle spasms after 5mins of putting leg on ground. No msa on health plan. Last cortisone injection 24 jan 2020?
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A 83-year old female asked:
I have bursitis on bottom of my foot. I had steroid shot two weeks ago & still painful. Because my job requires a lot of walking, would it be helpful for me to wear a surgical boot or shoe on that foot?
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A 19-year old male asked:
I am experiencing foot pain, foot swelling, bursitis and foot redness. i have sore feet after a hard day of college classes is it my dress shoes i wr?
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A 41-year old female asked:
Hip pain increasing for weeks. Worse in the morning, sitting, standing, bending over. Leg aches. Taking Flexeril (cyclobenzaprine hcl) and Elavil. Sciatica? Bursitis?
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