How to deal with crooked ankle

Spraining your ankle is a common occurrence in daily life. Many people can recover after resting for a while, but some people cannot recover for a long time and even their normal life is affected. In fact, a crooked ankle can be a major or minor problem and needs to be treated correctly. Different treatment methods can be used for different cases of crooked feet, such as hot compress or cold compress, but you should not be careless. The following provides you with the correct treatment methods and precautions for crooked ankles.

How to deal with crooked ankle

1. The first thing we think of is foot wrapping, but there are also some requirements for foot wrapping. During the acute period after spraining the ankle (generally within 24 hours), we need to apply ice to the sprained area to inhibit bleeding and swelling, and reduce the formation of hematoma and pain. After 1 to 2 days, you can apply hot compress to improve blood circulation.

2. Of course, if the ankle sprain is more serious, it is recommended to fix the sprained part, so that the sprained part will not be involved and disturbed during normal movements and can heal quickly. If it is not fixed, it is easy to repeatedly involve the sprained part when walking, making the sprained part easy to heal and loosen, thereby causing ankle instability and causing habitual sprains.

3. In the early stage of sprain, we should not get up and do activities, even if you feel the injury is not serious, because the sprained part is in the healing period in the early stage. If you get up or walk at this time, it will hinder the healing speed. Generally, you need to rest in bed for about 10 days. After the sprain is basically improved, you can gradually start walking. Of course, it is mainly chronic, so remember not to walk fast.

4. In the early stage of sprain, we usually rest in bed for a period of time. During this period, we still need to pay attention to the sprained part. Before resting or sleeping, we need to use a pillow to raise the sprained foot. The advantage of doing this is that it can reduce swelling and is more conducive to the patient's rest.

5. Of course, in addition to some precautions, we can also use some external plasters to assist in the recovery of the sprained part. These plasters can promote blood circulation, thereby clearing blood stasis in the affected area, repairing damaged joints and soft tissue areas, and can play a role in promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, and activating tendons and blood vessels when treating ankle sprains.

6. We need to pay attention not only in the early stage of sprained ankle, but also in the early stage of healing, because the sprained part is still very fragile at this time. Especially when walking, you must pay attention to the height of the road. When the light is not good, you should be more careful to prevent recurrence of sprain. Especially when going up and down stairs, you must be extra careful and pay attention, and do not go up and down at too large an angle to avoid causing further injury to the sprained area.

Self-treatment for sprained ankle: cold and hot compresses

When choosing between cold compress and hot compress, you must pay attention that cold compress has the effect of blood coagulation, while hot compress has the effect of activating blood circulation. Generally speaking, you can use cold compresses to reduce swelling within 24 hours after a sprained ankle. Do not apply hot compresses at this time. However, you can apply hot compresses 24 hours after the sprain to dissipate blood stasis.

Precautions for crooked neck

When applying foot compress, you must pay attention to the order of cold compress and hot compress, so as not to aggravate the injury and delay recovery time due to improper foot compress.

When you sprain your leg, the most important thing is to rest. When you rest, you should also elevate the affected limb to reduce swelling.

Whether it is in the early stage of sprain or in the early stage of healing, we should be very careful, because the sprained part is very fragile at this time and cannot withstand secondary damage.