What does it mean when you can see your pulse in your ankle?

Dear C.E.: Lack of strong pulses in such areas as the knee and ankle indicates the leg arteries are most likely clogged. Your doctor had trouble finding a knee pulse but could get one at the ankle. That’s a good sign, for if leg circulation were dangerously poor, the pulse would be as weak at the ankle as at the knee.

Can you take your pulse in your ankle?

In the legs, doctors will commonly feel for pulses in the femoral (groin), popliteal (back of the knee), posterior tibial (ankle), and dorsalis pedis (foot) areas. Other pulses often checked include the radial (wrist), brachial (forearm), and carotid (neck) areas.

What is the ankle pulse called?

Two possible pedal pulse positions to check Check for either the dorsalis pedis pulse (on the top of the foot) or the posterior tibial pulse (located behind the medial malleolus — the ankle bone).

Where do you feel a pulse in your ankle?

Feel the medial malleolus — this is the prominent ankle bone that juts out on the inside of your ankle. Press your thumb against the flesh just behind the medial malleolus. This is where the posterior tibial artery runs — you will feel its pulse (See References 2).

How can I Check my Pulse in my foot?

You can check the pulse on your foot by placing the pulp of the index finger and middle finger on the top of your foot a third way from the inner part of the foot. This is the dorsalis pedis pulse. You could also check the posterior tibial pulse at the inner part of the ankle behind the knuckle of ankle bone and the Achilles’ tendon.

When to check blood pressure in the ankle?

Another need for ankle blood pressure measurement occurs with the possibility of peripheral vascular disease. To test for this condition, the doctor takes blood pressure readings on all four limbs, comparing the higher reading for the legs with the higher reading for the arms. Select a blood pressure cuff of the proper size.

Is the ankle a good indicator of leg health?

He was able to get a good pulse at the ankle, though. He tells me not to worry about my knee pulse. – C.E. area. People can find their pulse at a number of body sites. the knee. are most likely clogged. get one at the ankle. That’s a good sign, for were leg circulation as at the knee.