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Swollen ankles - can they be prevented? by Wise Woman Wisdom .. Healthy Living Professional Q - Is there anything that is recommended for swollen ankles that develop during flights. I know that wearing flight socks, staying hydrated and moving about all help but I wondered whether there is any herb...
Swollen ankles and feet by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor Your leg muscles function as a second heart to pump fluid from your legs to your heart. When your leg muscles relax, the veins near them fill up with blood. When your leg muscles contract, they compress the veins and squeez
Do Swollen Ankles Mean I Have Heart Failure? by ShapeUp .. ANNOUNCER: If you've been diagnosed with angina, follow-up visits with your doctor will be necessary. How often you need to be evaluated will depend on the severity of the angina. SPENCER B. KING, MD, MACC: You monitor the p
Try putting ice on your ankles to bring down the swelling. The best way to prevent swelling ankles is to elevate your feet. This can reduce swelling by more than 50 percent...
Use an Ice Pack as it will decrease inflammation, reduce the swelling and have an analgesic effect (numb the pain).
. If your ankles feel better after you jog, that is a confirmation that the swelling is due to overuse...
Swollen feet and ankles by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor Your leg muscles function as a second heart to pump fluid from your legs to your heart. When your leg muscles relax, the veins near them fill up with blood. When your leg muscles contract, they compress the veins and squee
It's not clear to me how long this has been happening.  Any previous trauma?  Any prior blood clots?  Varicose veins?  Infections?  Travel to impoverished countries?  New medicines?  Amlodipine and other calcium channel block
Hi, my husband's left leg's calf is all red, hard and swollen and hot on touching. He had faced the same problem 2-3yrs back but that time the swelling was on the right leg and on the thigh. the doctos gave him...
Hi Mona, there could be a number of things involved with your swelling. As a starter, take a two or three days off for rest, and use RICE to help with the swelling. When you do return to running, start with about half the di

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I get swollen ankles when this happens my lungs get irritated too is this common?
I recently had someone tell me my asthma was irriitated by the methadone I take. I also have been getting swollen ankles and legs is this all a a part of maybe taking too much methadone too? tnielsen1125crap

swollen ankles
I have had problems with swollen ankles for the last year.  My doctors order the stockings, but it is to hot to wear them.  I currently taking enbrel, arava, and salsalate. Do anyone else have swollen ankle and what has help you?  I also walk 2 to 4 miles 3 to 5 days a week and drink plenty of water.  Thank for your helpcrap

How to treat swollen ankles
I have had swollen ankles for many years, however, they seem to be getting worse, it's mainly my left ankle. I am 58 years old and sit alot during the day with my job. I have been on blood pressure medication since I was 23...I am so tired of swollen ankles, as soon as the weather gets hot and himid...crap

My hands and ankles are swollen and I can't figure out why. I am not pregnant. I also have a headache with this. What could cause this?
The swollen ankles and hands have just been for a couple of days but I have also had these dark skin patches on various parts of my body that have been there for a few months. What is the cause of this. I am a 46 yr old woman, had a hysterectomy years ago and have one ovary left. kimhusecrap

Fever and Swollen Ankles
I have had an off-and-on 102 degree fever and really hideously swollen ankles for more than three... to the touch; getting shoes on is difficult and walking is painful. Are the fever and swollen ankles something I need to be concerned about? Judith Feinberg, M.D. Fever and Swollen Ankles It sounds...crap

if a person has copd what kind of jod can he hold down to live financialy well
what job can I hold down in order to live finacialy well? I have swollen ankles I have a hard time breathing i can not run I have high blood presure I can not ride a bike at high speed I can't pick up heavy things because I have a bad back problem and i can t pickup fiffty too 100 lbs and carry...crap

menopause
my girlfriend is 42, she had a partial hystarectomy 13yrs ago. More recently she has been suffering from swollen ankles and hot flushes, can she still go through the menopause even though the only things she has left are her ovaries? johncrap

swollen feet and ankles
my brother has aids and living with it for about 10 years now and lately has developed swollen ankles and feet with redness under neath like peeling. could that be diabities developing or something else. Keith Henry, M.D. swollen feet and ankles Many conditions can cause swelling in the feet/ankles...crap

Muscle pain
After just recently started using the atripla medication and have started experiencing very painfull muscles and swollen ankles. Keith Henry, M.D. Muscle pain Direct effects on muscles/ankles from Atripla would be unusual. If you are sleeping poorly due to initial efavirenz effect that could cause...crap

Help me to understand if my mother is suffering from a heart disease.
My mother is 82 & suffers from severe swollen ankles & lower legs, to the point she has a hard time to walk Or find shoes that fit. She also suffers from a chronic unproductive cough for a year now. She's  on high blood pressure medication, plus voids fequently during the night...crap