Very sharp pain in ankle

[Bellman2]

Anyone wake up with extremely sharp pain in their ankle for no reason? It happens every 3-4 months, extremely painful and walk like I have a sprain. Tomorrow or the next day it will be completely gone when I wake up. It's strange, but has happened for many years. I searched but it refers to long term illnesses like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, which I have no signs of. Maybe just a pinched nerve? I've done nothing to injure it, no swelling, just very sharp pain.

Ever tried dill pickle juice? I have ankle cramps and a couple drinks clears them up.

 

[spglost]

Physical therapy and try Vivo barefoot shoes. Strengthen your feet and ankles!!

 

[wildbill1973z28]

Anyone wake up with extremely sharp pain in their ankle for no reason? It happens every 3-4 months, extremely painful and walk like I have a sprain. Tomorrow or the next day it will be completely gone when I wake up. It's strange, but has happened for many years. I searched but it refers to long term illnesses like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, which I have no signs of. Maybe just a pinched nerve? I've done nothing to injure it, no swelling, just very sharp pain.

SEAMAN BACKUP

 

[xlr8ngn]

SEAMAN BACKUP

That hurts my wrists (especially the stranger), not my ankle.

 

[Cruisers460]

Twice, my right ankle was shattered in a three car pileup so I was used to pain there. Woke up one morning and couldn't put the left one on the floor, was like that a couple of days. Rock on a couple of years and on a trip to Virginia Beach it hit again. I had to crawl to the toilet and lift myself up due to the pain. Brother n law gave me a set of crutches to drive home. Stopped at a rest area, went in on crutches, stood at the urinal and by the time I was done walked out in no pain without the crutches. Doctors didn't have a clue what it was. Never since thankfully.

 

[jokies838]

Sorry to bump an old thread, but this hit a little too close to home. I used to wake up with that same kind of sharp, random ankle pain, no swelling, no injury, just felt like someone jammed a knife in it overnight.

Mine turned out to be a structural issue, not a nerve thing. Dr. Christopher Sakowski figured out my arches were dropping slightly when I slept, putting strain on the tendon that supports the ankle. He adjusted it with inserts and a short round of PT, and it hasn’t come back since.

Crazy how something that feels totally random can have such a specific cause.

 

[Psilloh1]