Was it from rolling your ankle in the backyard yesterday? Or could it be tendonitis from the extra miles you ran this week?

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

Discover the causes, symptoms, and treatment options for gout—a painful form of arthritis predominantly affecting men.

Gout causes sudden flares of joint pain, which often arise during the nighttime, and in the big toe, though it may affect other joints including the ankles | Genetics And Genomics ...

Gout is the most common arthritis, affecting men 3-4 times more than women. A significant scientific discovery has challenged the long-held notion that lifestyle variables such as diet and alcohol ...

Gary Ho, the co-founder of the Gout Support Group of America, remembers walking across his college campus in Southern California at age 24 in 1994 and feeling intense pain in his ankle.