Right ankle pain

chunta - 2009-07-14 5:01 PM Anterior Compartment Syndrome will usually be located on the front of your shin, not your ankle, and will often include numbness in the foot, diminished pulse, and a very tight feeling on the front of your shin, maybe the skin will look shiny.  Also, it occurs when you are exercising and goes away at rest after a certain period of time.  If you don't have those symptoms, it's probably something less severe.  It could be how tight your shoeslaces were tied.  Did you run your normal route?  Sometimes running hills can make your shin/ankle sore since you have to pull your foot up while running.  It could just be some normal adaptation type soreness (DOMS) that will go away in 3 or 4 days.  If it doesn't, then maybe something else is happening.  See how it goes over the next couple of days.  In the meantime ice is good, hold off on running for a couple days (it is possible!), and take something other than aspirin for pain if you need it.

Socks - 2009-07-14 9:45 PM

compartment syndrome and impingement syndrome are 2 different things

sconner - 2009-07-14 6:42 PM Hey, thanks for the advice.  I really hope its nothing serious.  As today went on it got a little better, but still a little sore when I bend my foot up.  I've been running my normal routes, nothing really different.  On Monday nights I do a 4 mile run on the same route, which has a pretty good hill at the 3 mile marker. 
I've been on a running program since the beginning of April, and this is the first pain I've experienced.  I will keep it iced and elevated.  Just really hard for me to not run, I've really got the bug, and want to start swimming.  I've got a exercise bike, and have been workin with that.  I did do a easy run this evening, but feel good right now.  Going to keep it iced, thanks again.