Medial Malleolus Pain Running. In severe cases walking may be enough to aggravate symptoms and may cause the patient to limp. Medial malleolus fractures occasionally occur in running and jumping sports involving change of direction such as football soccer rugby basketball and netball.
In severe cases walking may be enough to aggravate symptoms and may cause the patient to limp. There will be specific point tenderness over the medial malleolus or bony part on the inside of the ankle. Pain is made worse by running and jumping activities.
It causes pain on the inside of the ankle which is exacerbated by activity especially running and jumping activities.
Pain with activities that stress the bursa of the medial malleolus like walking jumping running or activities that cause stress on the tendons that are lubricated by the bursa of the medial malleolus. There will be specific point tenderness over the medial malleolus or bony part on the inside of the ankle. Pain is made worse by running and jumping activities. A stress fracture of the medial malleolus may occur as a result of overuse often associated with a recent increase or high volume of running.