Medically reviewed by Cara Beth Lee, MD Fact checked by Khara Scheppmann Swelling in the ankles and feet is a common problem.

What Is Foot, Leg, and Ankle Swelling ... prescribe diuretics to help reduce swelling. However, these medicines have side effects, and are usually used only if home remedies are not working.

More recently, objective, quantitative methods have been used to measure ankle and foot edema. Van Hamersvelt et al. [10] used the principle of water displacement (Archimedes' principle ...

Background: Ballet Dancers have been shown to have a relatively high incidence of stress fractures of the foot ... marrow edema and ankle pain. Results: Bone marrow edema was seen only in the ...