Condition Library
Ankle
Chronic Ankle Instability
An ankle that keeps giving way after one or more sprains.
Symptoms
- Repeated giving way
- Feeling of looseness
- Ongoing pain
Risk factors
- Multiple sprains
- Incomplete rehab
- Cavovarus foot
What usually helps
- Neuromuscular training
- Bracing
When to see a podiatrist
When the ankle gives way more than once.
Warning signs
- • Locking or catching (osteochondral lesion)
Podiatrify provides educational information and risk guidance and does not provide a medical diagnosis. Symptoms involving severe pain, rapidly spreading infection, black or blue tissue, major trauma, loss of circulation, or systemic illness may require urgent medical evaluation.