Questioning and Medical History
You will be asked several questions, and they may not all be associated with your ankle. The first questions your doctor will ask will probably have to do with when, how, and why your ankle pain started. Was it after a competition or a very long jogging session? Did you twist your ankle recently or receive an impact in your foot? All of these can provide clues that will guide the diagnosis.
If trauma is the most likely cause of ankle pain, doctors will try to obtain as much information as possible about the mechanism of injury. In other words, what kind of injury, what type of trauma, and how severe? They will ask you to measure your pain sensation on a scale, and it will be useful if you mention what makes the pain worse or improves your symptoms.
If you have any past ankle injuries, mentioning them in this part of the diagnostic procedures will also be useful. Finally, suppose you know of any musculoskeletal condition in your family or known instability problem of the ankle joint. In that case, it will also be beneficial to mention that piece of information.