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 3
20s 10
30s 44
40s 35
50s 40
60s 30
70+ 11

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 44
Female 127