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I hurt my right ankle app 2 weeks ago and I don't know how. The problem is with my right foot. When i walk it feels like my foot is flopping. I cannot bend it back there is slight pain app 1in above the ankle bone on the outside. There is no swelling or brusing. I have problems bending the toes. I tried on a new pair of shoes with a different type of heel walk in them app 3hours. I have kept it wrap with an ace bandage for a little over a week only taking it off app 1 hour a day.

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Since you did not injure the foot, you may have some sort of bony growth that is pressing on a nerve in the foot. It concerns me that you have done just about everything you can do and you still have this problem. You are going to need to go to an orthopedist and have him take some x-rays. There is really nothing more you can do at this point because you have done every home remedy you could do and I certainly don't want to tell you to exercise it because that may cause trauma to the condition that you have. Sudden things that occur out of nowhere and it hasn't gotten better definitely warrants a trip to the orthopedist's office.

You can have tendinitis or stress fracture that can occur without trauma.

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Let me ask you this one question: does it hurt you when you first get out of the bed in the morning to put your foot on the floor and walk?

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Reply to NurseElisa's Post: no

Okay, so that rules out a few things. You will need an x-ray of that ankle - and possibly an MRI. An orthopedist would know for sure.

As an alternative, if you want to see a podiatrist, feel free to do so. People don't realize that podiatrists can treat orthopedic injuries to the feet and ankle too.

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