Sprained ankle is found in most of the people playing sports. When there is a twisting in the foot then sprained ankle occurs. As the entire weight of your body falls on your foot, there are chances for your ankle to twist while running.
Commonly Found among players
- Sprained ankles are found mostly among the basketball players. While playing basketball people might jump high and place their feet over the ground.
- When there is no proper foot placement on the ground that is if you place your foot over an uneven surface while running then you might have sprain in your ankle.
- You can find sprained ankles even in our daily activities while climbing steps or coming down stairs and slipping off from various places.
Categories of ankle sprain
Ankle sprain is broadly divided into two categories. They are inversion sprain and Eversion sprain.
Inversion ankle sprain
- Inversion ankle sprain occurs when there is twist in the foot in the inward direction that is, the foot gets inverted.
- Ligaments are stretched in a sprained ankle. So, these elements should be attached to the outer ankle.
- In the inversion injuries, you might notice the pain only outside the ankle. you do not feel any pain inside the ankle.
- Inversion injuries are the most commonly occurring ankle sprains.
Eversion ankle sprain
- Eversion ankle sprain occurs when your foot is twisted in the outward direction that is, falling outwards.
- You find stretched ligaments when there is a sprained ankle. In eversion ankle sprain, inner ligaments are damaged and are stretched far.
- In eversion ankle sprain, you might experience pain inside the ankle.
Symptoms of sprained ankle
There are various symptoms depending on the the sprain. A few symptoms of the sprained ankle are mentioned below.
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Common Symptom
Bruising and swelling are the common symptoms that are found in almost every injury. - Grade1
Stretching of ligament is caused by the grade 1 ankle sprain. People with this sprain might not be able to walk or jog for certain time period. - Grade2
When there is partial tearing of ligaments in ankle then grade 2 ankle sprain is said to occur. People even though have pain to walk for longer distance but can walk few steps. - Grade3
When ligaments are torn completely then grade 3 ankle sprain is said to occur. People might not be able to walk even for few steps.
