Within hours to days, pain, inflammation, swollen joints, and fever develop. The joints most commonly affected by infectious arthritis are the knees, hips, shoulders, ankles, and wrists.

Overweight and obese people may experience swelling around the ankles for two reasons, says Dr. Weinfeld. First, the stress extra weight puts on joints can trigger fluid retention around those joints.

Swollen ankles sometimes indicate arthritis, particularly inflammatory types like rheumatoid arthritis or gout. The swelling usually comes with joint pain and stiffness, especially noticeable in ...

With anterior ankle impingement, a person may experience worsening pain during exercise and after sitting for a long time. It can also result in swelling and stiffness of the joint. Many ...

American adults develop arthritis. Learn to identify the 5 types through their warning signs and why early intervention ...

Compression socks reduce swelling, manage pain and aid in recovery by promoting blood flow. Some of the best compression ...

Rheumatoid arthritis is less common than osteoarthritis, affecting around 514,000 Australians. It mostly impacts the wrists ...

"At first we wondered if he'd twisted the ankle and being so tiny ... Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis or JIA, affects 10,000 ...