How to deal with a sprained leg caused by missing a step on stairs

Most houses nowadays have stairs. People have to be careful when going upstairs, because the stairs are usually very high. If you accidentally step on empty stairs, you may sprain your ankle or fall directly down. Sometimes people sprain their ankle when they step on empty stairs. Do not force yourself to continue going down. You should stop and massage your ankle. Let’s take a look at how to deal with spraining your ankle due to missing steps on the stairs.

1. Distinguish the severity of the injury. If you can stand with weight and walk with difficulty after spraining your foot, it means the sprain is mild and you can handle it yourself; if you feel severe pain when moving your ankle, cannot stand with weight or move, and the painful area is on the bone and it gradually becomes swollen, it means 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.

3. Massage the sprained area correctly. 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. Carry out appropriate activities. In the early stages of sprain, swelling and pain gradually increase. You should stop activity and elevate the affected limb. After the condition stabilizes, you can gradually increase the activities of the foot and ankle as long as it is not very painful.

The following dietary therapy:

Earthworm wine: Dry 7 earthworms, soak them in 30 ml of white wine for a day and night, and remove the earthworm residue. Divide the above wine into three portions and take 3 times a day.

It has the function of breaking up hard masses, removing blood stasis, healing wounds and relieving pain. It is mainly used to treat lumbar sprains (Note: pregnant women should not take it).

Rhubarb and earthworm wine: 1 piece of rhubarb as big as an egg, 30 grams of earthworm droppings, 100 ml of wine, boil until 3 times. Take as needed. It is mainly used to treat chronic diseases in the joints and ribs.

Goat blood and Panax notoginseng powder recipe: Grind 50 grams of goat blood and 10 grams of Panax notoginseng into fine powder. 0.3g/time, taken with appropriate amount of rice wine, 2 times/day.

Function: promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, reducing swelling and relieving pain. It is mainly used to treat swelling and pain caused by trauma, blood stasis, etc.