Ankles

Published on Locomotor system.

The ankle is a joint that allows balance and adaptation to the terrain. Torsions mean that I am not well adapted. Ankles are propitious areas for torsions to occur (ligament- related problems) and tendonitis (tendon-related problems). A rupture, torsion or tendonitis in the area is provoked by lack of balance in the person’s life. As the ankle is a joint, in this case we are referring to inflexibility and undervaluation. The inflexibility is related to inability to adapt to the world where I live, roots, home, work, place where I live, my Mother’s beliefs, and it is also inflexibility regarding the decisions I need to make or not to make to maintain harmony and balance within me. The ankle is, therefore, a symbol of our capacity to decide about concrete issues with a full conscience: “The other person does not understand me after all, and the best I can do is leave”, or “I cannot dare impose this torsion on my married life”.

Thus, ankle-related problems indicate lack of balance at home and/or with the partner, or at work.

In principle, and with regard polarity, the right ankle is yang, masculine, and the left ankle is yin, feminine. This applies both to left and right-handed people.

Problems in the yang ankle denote inflexibility and also undervaluation [due to the influence of a third person (a man?) or to the person’s obsessive beliefs] and denote lack of assertiveness with a man (could even be regarding himself, if the individual is a man), probably with the husband or the Father, or maybe a typically male job, or the boss, at work, or the sports coach. The person does not want to listen to his body. And the body feels he cannot do what is asked of it when it comes to work. However, the person insists and wears out his body. The person does not feel confident but prefers to ignore that feeling. He will not accept himself as he is. He undervalues himself and strains his body. And the symptom occurs.

Problems in the yin ankle show inflexibility and also undervaluation [due to the influence of a third person (a woman?) or to the person’s obsessive beliefs] and denote lack of assertiveness with a woman (could even be regarding herself, if the individual is a woman), probably with the wife or the Mother, or maybe an issue linked to the home or even the family budget. And the person weakens. The person violates his own sensitivity and does not realise he does not trust himself regarding family or relational issues, but prefers to ignore that feeling. He does not accept himself the way he is, undervalues himself and gets weaker.

The person’s mental pattern that accounts for this inflexibility may be explained by the fact that the person is allowing someone to influence him. This rocks his foundations, making him lead a life that is not adequate.

Look at the Father model in the relationship, in case of a man, and to the Mother model in the relationship, in case of a woman.

In ankle-related problems, the first thing we should look at is to the couple, if the person is living a two-person relationship.

Problems affecting the ankle may occur in the ligaments, tendons, and bones or in the skin. In ligaments or tendons, this means the body is showing undervaluation and inflexibility. If it affects the bone, it shows strong undervaluation. In the skin, it indicates communication difficulty or separation.

See also Gout

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