An injured runner called me with a problem. "I rolled my ankle and it hurts HERE. The explanation from my doctor didn't make any sense, because the pain on the top of my foot is not where the trouble was on the X-ray." 

I asked for some pictures showing where he felt the pain. And then it started to make sense. 

Ankle ligaments are not the only structures that get injured when you roll your ankle!

If you are a runner with an injury and you want to get back to running you really need to understand what structure could be damaged.  Then you can decide whether or not it's dangerous for you to ramp up your activity.

If a doctor gives you a vague answer that usually tells me that the doctor doesn't know what's going on. 

But if you really think about where the pain is, AND the mechanics of rolling your ankle during an ankle sprain event... you can figure it out!

I rolled my ankle and my foot hurts here. What is it? 

Well, that's what we're talking about today on the Doc On The Run Podcast.