MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'ankle'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:25:52 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4862446&cid=t_221720_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F05%2Ftibialis-posterior%2F The tibialis posterior muscle lies in the posterior compartment of the leg. Its main action is to flex the ankle (toward the plantar surface or sole of the foot). It also aids in inverting the foot (turning the toes inward.) The proximal attachment is the tibia, fibular, and interosseus membrane. The distal attachment is the 2nd to 4th metatarsals and navicular, cuneiform, and cuboid bones. Nerve supply is from the tibial nerve. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4862446 Wed, 25 May 2011 06:00:09 +0100 4862446 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4338221&cid=t_221720_136_f&fid=39026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarolinemfr.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F01%2Fmore-ups-and-downs.html I think I have been neglecting my health here for the past few weeks. I don't know. Sometimes I don't feel like talking about things because I don't want to talk about them so I can pretend they aren't happening or because I don't want anyone asking me about it. And its my blog and I can blog about whatever I want. Yesterday I went to my ankle doctor to find out the results of my ankle MRI. It turns out that yes my ankle has healed up nicely but it has left two pockets of fluid in my ankle which is why it is still stiff, sore and swollen. The answer for this is to try to stick a nice big needle full of cortisone in one of them to see if it helps reduce the swelling. (I hate big needles and don't like the fact that doctors always want to stick me with them.) I go back in six weeks to see ho... Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4338221 Wed, 12 Jan 2011 11:47:00 +0100 4338221 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4300553&cid=t_221720_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FkHzeN-i5Xns%2F A 23 year-old female netball player presents c/o pain and swelling to her right ankle post playing netball. The patients states she landed heavily, inverting her right ankle after jumping up to defend a goal shot, but was able to play on for another 2-3 minutes before the pain, and swelling became uncomfortable. The patients hobbles into minor injuries room, were you elevate the leg, and provided ice, analgesia, and start to wonder if she meets the criteria for X-ray to rule out a fracture? (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4300553 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:27:04 +0100 4300553 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3588825&cid=t_221720_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fbrett-favre-confirms-ankle-surgery%2F Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre has posted an entry on his website confirming that he underwent ankle surgery approximately three weeks ago to remove scar tissue and bone spurs. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3588825 Sat, 22 May 2010 14:55:26 +0100 3588825 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3538365&cid=t_221720_136_f&fid=39026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarolinemfr.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fit-can-be-yours-as-well-for-20-and-mere.html Yes, you too can have a healthy balancing ankle for the mere investment of a $20 copay and ten minutes twice a day. No stress, no strain, no surgery! Yesterday I went to see my ankle surgeon. I thought because of the state of my ankle after twisting and falling a few weeks back (when I attempted to be a healthy person) that I had no choice but ankle surgery to heal up. The surgeon talked to me and then she tried bending my ankle around under this funky xray machine where she could move my ankle and take pictures of it. It was kind of cool, but I digress. She said the ligaments are fine and surgery would do nothing. But my balance is off. I admit to neglecting the balance exercises I had been given - I have so many damn exercises I forgot them - but apparently they are the key to my healthy... Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3538365 Thu, 06 May 2010 10:15:00 +0100 3538365 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3534070&cid=t_221720_136_f&fid=39026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarolinemfr.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F05%2Foff-to-see-ankle-surgeon.html Today I am off to work and then I see the ankle surgeon to find out about scheduling surgery. My ankle is not better. It is not getting better. In fact it is swollen again. Its not going away. The question the doctor had was 'if it was in a state where I can live with it' and the answer is no. I am sick of it. So today I will find out about scheduling when it can take place. I know it won't be until at least another month because my next back procedure is the 19th and it will have to be at least 2 weeks after that. But it will finally be scheduled and dealt with and I can move on and deal with other ailments. It will be nice to have something get better and go away as opposed to chronic things that just seem to hang on and get worse (like my back) or just never go away (like cancer).My app... Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3534070 Wed, 05 May 2010 10:11:00 +0100 3534070 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3502968&cid=t_221720_136_f&fid=39026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarolinemfr.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fwhat-is-wrong-with-me.html Now someone did make a point yesterday in a comment that they didnt understand what the needles in my back were for but hoped it was not for cancer related issues. So what is wrong with me? (And I am not consulting my husband on this as he will have other diagnosis not normally found in the medical profession). Basically I am okay breast cancer wise. I have my annual mammogram/surgeon/bloodwork/bone density coming up in a few weeks which will stress me out but should give me some reassurances. I will probably also switch from Tamoxifen to an aromatase inhibitor. The bone density check is to get another update on my bones because thyroid medicine is hard on one's bones as is Tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors. They will continue to watch my bones for the duration that I am on an AI because ... Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3502968 Sun, 25 Apr 2010 10:54:00 +0100 3502968 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3436380&cid=t_221720_136_f&fid=39026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarolinemfr.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fbut-i-was-just-trying-to-act-like.html Yesterday, I was doing my normal things - laundry, cooking, went for a walk, a little gardening, etc. I try not to let my health interfere with my daily activities. I usually just ignore the aches and pains and keep on going. If I did let them interfere I would be sitting in the corner, doing nothing with my life. But often by the end of the day, my back is killing me and my ankle is telling me I did too much again. I was doing laundry and cooking - my parents were coming for dinner and I like to create - so I was on my feet a good portion of the day. But I did sit down and take some breaks to help my back rest. I was almost done with laundry and had three full laundry hampers lined up, waiting for my husband to bring them upstairs. I could have moved them but I attempted to step over them... Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3436380 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 14:13:00 +0100 3436380 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370342&cid=t_221720_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F16%2Fjournal-of-the-american-medical-association-2010-vol-303-no-9%2F This article aims to determine the effectiveness of aspirin in preventing events in people with a low ABI identified on screening the general population. An NHS Athens password is required to access this article online or contact the library for a print copy. Filed under: Current Awareness, E-Journals, Journals Tagged: Ankle Brachial Index, Aspirin, Atherosclerosis, Cardiovascular Disease, Stroke (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370342 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:02:16 +0100 3370342 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3350538&cid=t_221720_136_f&fid=39026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarolinemfr.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fim-dilemmaing.html If its not a word, that's okay. But I have a dilemma. What to do about my ankle. At the last doctor appointment, I was told that it is at a chronic state basically but there is a chance it will heal on its own as the weather gets warmer. My next appointment is early May and if my ankle is better, I should just cancel it. By definition of better means 'to a state where I can live with it'. Then I met with the lymphedema nurse who recommended just having the surgery to prevent falls and further injury to my arm.My ankle has two injuries - a cartilage chip and a partially torn ligament. One is on the outside and one on the inside. I know this because they take turns hurting, when they don't both hurt at the same time.The surgery itself isn't bad but it means six weeks in a cast and six weeks ... Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3350538 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:35:00 +0100 3350538 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3327258&cid=t_221720_136_f&fid=39026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarolinemfr.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fhows-my-stress-level.html Well, honestly, its not very good. I had a discussion on this with my therapist yesterday. She suggests that I talk about my stress as it helps relieve it. I am stressed a little still about my husband and the cat. However they both seem to be improving - the cat is developing a little gut from all the canned food he has eaten in the past few days. Trader Joe's tuna for cats, two cans a day. Oink.I'm stressed about:- lymphedema. It needs to be gotten under control and determined whether it can be controlled and what treatment I will need. Regardless, it never really goes away and I will have to be more careful for life.- ankle. My ankle is not getting better. I am still working on it and will for a few more weeks but it seems clearer and clearer that surgery (or a life with a painful ankle... Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3327258 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:32:00 +0100 3327258 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3322604&cid=t_221720_136_f&fid=39026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarolinemfr.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fleg-bone-is-connected-to-hip-bone.html I can't remember the rest of this but you know how it goes the back bone is connected to the hip bone, blah, blah, blah. Last week the lymphedema nurse told me I should consider getting ankle surgery to prevent falling. I started thinking about this. My ankle isn't really getting better. I might wait another month before calling instead of waiting until my appointment in May. No I don't want more surgery but it hurts generally all the time. I just ignore it and go about my life but pain sucks. And is draining. And is stressful.However, I have to talk to the doctor again. If I have the surgery, I think it was six weeks in a cast and six weeks in a boot. If I am in a cast, I don't know if my back and lymphedema arm can deal with crutches so I need to find out if a walking cast is an option. ... Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3322604 Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:16:00 +0100 3322604 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3314779&cid=t_221720_136_f&fid=39026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcarolinemfr.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F02%2Fattempt-to-be-less-whiney.html I was thinking (sorry I know I shouldn't) and reread my recent posts and decided that I have been rather whiney recently, possibly even more than normal, if that is possible. Today my goal (and my husband will cheer when he hears this) is to be less whiney. Admittedly my life has had its ups and downs recently and I am attempting to deal in a sane manner. I am glad to say that my husband is clearly on the road to improvement, which is important because one of us needs to be healthy. But my health is still struggling. Again. My ankle is not happier. The physical therapist nurse I saw on Monday about my arm suggested I step up my exercises of my ankle to see about rehabbing it or just have the surgery and not wait because I really should be concerned about falling. Feel the cheery rays of su... Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3314779 Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:58:00 +0100 3314779 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2184908&cid=t_221720_88_f&fid=38153&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ozemedicine.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D487 A UK study published in the Lancet compared tubigrip and BK POP immobilisation for severe ankle sprains in 584 patients. It showed that the BK POP group did better at 3 months but by 9 months there was no significant differences. Interestingly, given the recent discussions on whether leg injuries warranting immobilisation should be given DVT prophylaxis, the study only found 3 DVT’s and 2 PE’s. Should we be reverting back to BK POP - or perhaps these days applying a fibreglass BK back slab for 10 days? (Source: Oz E Medicine - emergency medicine in Australia) Oz E Medicine - emergency medicine in Australia blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2184908 Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:35:50 +0100 2184908 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2098882&cid=t_221720_83_f&fid=38207&url=http%3A%2F%2Fharrybig.medbrains.net%2F2009%2F01%2F12%2Fjust-a-thought%2F I’ve been neglecting my blog and so I decided to not only to write long structured articles but also short brief musings… I find it interesting that so often athletes are dissuaded from pursuing aggressive treatment regimes for their injuries when at times an aggressive path to recovery can improve outcomes and reduce the likelihood of a need for surgical intervention. In the area of ankle sprains, for example, a good deal of evidence suggests that patients should take an assertive approach to their recovery in order to prevent the development of excessive scar tissue and to maintain flexibility in the joint.  Certainly, there are limits to this advice, and athletes and others should have a reasonable view of the time their injuries need to properly heal.  Finding the point o... Harry Bigwood Orthopod blogger blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2098882 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:46:15 +0100 2098882 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=948830&cid=t_221720_111_f&fid=36538&url=http%3A%2F%2Fernursey.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F09%2Fsometimes-even-though-heart-rate-is.html Sometimes, even though the heart rate is strong and there is no problem with the breathing you have to drop everything and take care of the newcomer right now. One such patient came in by private car, he was laying in the back seat, pale, cool and diaphoretic. My first assumption is that he was having a heart attack but then I saw his boot. He and his friends had been out hunting and he had slipped on a wet rock while crossing water, the hunting boot he wore was soaked in blood, a hint of what was underneath. Obviously in severe pain, he didn't make a sound while we gently assisted him out of the car and onto a gurney, but his jaw was clenched so hard it was blanched.We took him straight to a room, while one nurse obtained vital signs another started an IV while a third went for the doctor... ERnursey - An emergency room nurse blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=948830 Mon, 24 Sep 2007 03:08:00 +0100 948830