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Ankle stiffness or tightness
Also known as Stiff Ankle
Ankle stiffness or tightness is encountered rarely on Symcat. We will add more content to this page if enough people like you show interest.
What symptoms are related?
Within all the people who go to their doctor with ankle stiffness or tightness, 74% report having ankle pain, 67% report having ankle swelling, and 56% report having knee stiffness or tightness.
- Ankle pain strong predictor 74
- Ankle swelling strong predictor 67
- Knee stiffness or tightness strong predictor 56
- Shoulder stiffness or tightness strong predictor 38
- Shortness of breath 38
- Hand or finger stiffness or tightness strong predictor 38
- Joint swelling strong predictor 38
- Slurring words strong predictor 38
- Hip stiffness or tightness strong predictor 38
- Knee pain 38
- Cough 38
- Hip pain 38
What might my doctor prescribe?
Common Tests and Procedures
Patients with ankle stiffness or tightness often receive radiographic imaging procedure, plain x-ray, physical therapy exercises, application of splint, arterial blood gases (abgs), magnetic resonance imaging, traction; splints; and other wound care and examination of foot .
Common Medications
The most commonly prescribed drugs for patients with ankle stiffness or tightness include methylprednisolone (medrol), fluvoxamine (luvox), desogestrel / ethinyl estradiol, chondroitin-glucosamine, lithium (li), cefazolin, aripiprazole (abilify), diphtheria toxoid vaccine / tetanus toxoid vaccine, penicillin, chlorpheniramine / phenindamine / phenylpropanolamine, mecamylamine, grepafloxacin (raxar) and malathion topical .
| Methylprednisolone (Medrol) | $18 (21 days) | |
| Fluvoxamine (Luvox) | $44 (28 days) | |
| Chondroitin-Glucosamine | ||
| Lithium (Li) | ||
| Cefazolin | $90 (7 days) | |
| Aripiprazole (Abilify) | $497 (28 days) | |
| Penicillin | ||
| Mecamylamine | ||
| Grepafloxacin (Raxar) | ||
| Malathion Topical |
Who is at risk?
Groups of people at highest risk for ankle stiffness or tightness include age 30-44 years age 45-59 years. On the other hand, age 1-4 years almost never get ankle stiffness or tightness.
Age
| < 1 years | 0.1x | |
| 1-4 years | 0.0x | |
| 5-14 years | 0.7x | |
| 15-29 years | 0.6x | |
| 30-44 years | 2.1x | |
| 45-59 years | 1.6x | |
| 60-74 years | 0.4x | |
| 75+ years | 0.6x |
Sex
| Male | 0.9x | |
| Female | 1.1x |
Race/Ethnicity
| Black | 1.4x | |
| Hispanic | 0.8x | |
| White | 1.0x | |
| Other | 0.1x |
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