How to recover fastest from a broken foot

There are always many small accidents in life. If a person's foot is injured, it will have a great impact on his normal ability to move, causing a lot of inconvenience in life. Because the foot is an important part that supports a person's normal upright walking. If it is injured, the person cannot walk normally and can only recover well. So if you break your foot, what is the fastest way to recover?

1. Nursing measures:

1. Distinguish the severity of the injury

If you can stand with your weight and walk with some strength after spraining your foot, it means the sprain is mild and you can handle it yourself. If you sprain your foot and feel severe pain when moving your ankle, are unable to stand or move, and the painful area is on the bone and gradually becomes swollen, it means that you may have sprained the bone and you should go to the hospital immediately for X-ray diagnosis and treatment.

2. Use hot and cold compresses correctly

In the early stages of a sprain, small ruptured blood vessels are bleeding. At this time, cold compresses can be used to cause the blood vessels to contract and clot, thereby controlling the progression of the injury. After 24 hours, the bleeding from the ruptured blood vessels stops. At this time, hot compress can be used to promote the dissipation of blood stasis around the sprain.

48 hours after the injury, you can apply hot water or a hot towel to the affected area, or you can soak the injured ankle in heated vinegar (soak 2 to 3 times a day, each time for 15 minutes). Both methods can promote blood circulation in local tissues, accelerate the absorption of blood stasis and exudate by local tissues, and facilitate the repair of damaged tissues.

3. Correctly massage the sprained area

In the early stage of sprain, it is better to apply continuous pressure on the hematoma; after 24 hours, kneading should be performed, taking the swollen area as the center and rubbing in all directions around it.

4. Rational use of drugs

In the early stages of sprain, there is no need to take any oral medication, and it is not advisable to apply any blood-activating medication externally to avoid more bleeding and greater swelling. If necessary, spray some "Get Well Fast" on the injured area, which will make you feel more comfortable. After 24 hours, take some Yunnan Baiyao, Dieda Pills, and Huoxue Zhitong Powder internally, and apply Wuhudan externally. After the swelling subsides, you don't need to take any internal or external medicines.

5. Pay attention to your diet

After spraining your foot, you should pay attention to your diet and avoid spicy foods such as chili peppers and coriander. In addition, you can eat more protein foods and bone broth. Such as: beans, milk, bone broth, beef, etc.

2. How to recover from a sprained hamstring?

1. Relaxing tendons and activating blood circulation for sprained foot

The injured person can sit upright or lie on his back in bed, and the doctor (doctor or patient's relative) holds the injured person's injured ankle with one hand and the toe of the injured foot with the other hand. First, use the hand holding the toes to slowly stretch the injured foot, thereby driving the ankle joint to slowly stretch. After stretching for a while, let the injured foot stretch and bend toward the instep and sole, and turn inward and outward several times (the movement should be gentle and do not use excessive force). While doing the above movements, the hand holding the ankle should slowly stroke the tendons and unblock the meridians, but avoid pressing and kneading the affected area hard.

After the massage, stretch the injured foot toward the instep, make it 90 degrees to the calf and then slightly turn it outward. Then maintain this position and use a bandage or wide tape to fix the injured ankle to restrict the walking of the injured foot. After 3 weeks of bandaging, the fixation is removed and the patient can start practicing walking. During this period, patients can also take some blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing drugs (such as Yunnan Baiyao, Panax notoginseng tablets, etc.) to promote the repair of damaged tissues.

2. Drug fumigation for sprained foot

Take 1000 grams of fresh holly rhizome (holly is a common Chinese herbal medicine, also known as cat's thorn and hexagonal tea. The medicine has the effects of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, relaxing muscles and tendons, and dispelling wind and relieving pain), chop it into pieces with a knife, and add it to 5000 ml of water for decocting. After the water boils, continue to boil for 30 to 60 minutes, then pour the boiled liquid into a columnar wooden barrel (or other container that can soak the injured foot), and wait for the liquid to cool slightly (it is best to drop to a temperature that the skin can withstand.