What is ankle sprain?

An ankle sprain is an injury to the ligament in the ankle. The ligaments are structures that control excessive movement of the joint. When an ankle sprain happens, the ligament is stretched too far, and is either partially or completely torn.

How do members experience ankle sprain?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with ankle sprain*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for ankle sprain*

Who has ankle sprain on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 6
20s 9
30s 41
40s 36
50s 52
60s 28
70+ 14

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 47
Female 135

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What is ankle sprain?

An ankle sprain is an injury to the ligament in the ankle. The ligaments are structures that control excessive movement of the joint. When an ankle sprain happens, the ligament is stretched too far, and is either partially or completely torn.



Common symptoms reported by people with ankle sprain

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for ankle sprain

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Compare treatments taken by people with ankle sprain

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have ankle sprain through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with ankle sprain? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has ankle sprain on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 55 say ankle sprain is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 6
20s 9
30s 41
40s 36
50s 52
60s 28
70+ 14

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 47
Female 135

These charts show data from ankle sprain patients who have completed their condition history
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