What to do if you sprain your hamstring? How to recover quickly

In life, some small accidents can cause our hamstring sprains. Generally speaking, if your hamstring sprain is not serious, you can recover through some medication and physical therapy. However, for some friends who have severely sprained their hamstrings, plaster fixation may be required. So, are there any methods and techniques to help a sprained hamstring recover faster?

After being injured, it is best to apply cold compress to the injured area immediately, which can effectively prevent hematoma and relieve pain. If you cannot apply cold compress immediately, try to apply cold compress within 24 hours after the injury. If the injury has been more than 24 hours, do not apply cold compresses, otherwise, the cold compresses will cause poor blood circulation and make the injured area more swollen.

Specific methods of cold compress: You can apply ice cubes or ice water directly to the injured area, or you can use a towel soaked in ice water or wrap ice cubes in a towel and apply it to the injured area. Do not apply cold compress for too long and do not keep it on all the time. Remove it for a short while after applying it to prevent frostbite.

After the cold compress, apply hot compress to promote blood circulation, which can reduce swelling and relieve pain faster. Hot compress should be applied 24 hours after injury. Never apply hot compress right after injury, otherwise it will cause more swelling of the injured area. Soak a hot towel in hot water or medicinal wine for injuries and sprains, then apply the towel to the injured area. If it gets cold, heat it up again. Repeat this process for more than 15 minutes. It is best to apply hot compress once in the morning, noon and evening, so that you can heal faster.

Most people don't use medicinal wine for hot compresses, as that would be a waste of it. Therefore, if you are looking for hot compress with clean water, you should also find some medicated wine for traumatic injuries and apply it to the injured area. After applying the wine, rub it with a little force until it becomes hot. If the swelling does not go away, you can take Zhonghua Dieda Pills, Tianqi Dieda Pills, etc. orally. You can also mix Dali Xiaozhong Pills and other bruises medicines with white wine into a paste and apply it to the injured area.

There is a method that does not require either cold or hot compresses. Immediately after the injury, apply pepper wine to the injured area, then dip a cotton ball in alcohol, hold the cotton ball with a clip, and roll it quickly on the injured area. Apply the pepper wine again after it dries, dip the cotton ball in alcohol again after it dries, and roll and rub repeatedly for more than 20 minutes. You can stop for a while during the rolling process to avoid burns, and the technique should be quick.

Please note that the pepper wine mentioned here is not the kind used for seasoning, but a medicinal wine made by soaking peppercorns directly in strong liquor.

After an injury, if the injured area is frozen or is frequently scratched with nails, it will often cause swelling and unbearable itching. In this case, you can go to a Chinese medicine store and buy 50 grams each of mugwort, pepper, atractylodes and saposhnikovia, plus 100 grams of raw onions, boil the water into a soup and apply it to the injured area for hot compress, which can reduce swelling and relieve itching.

After injuring your muscles, do not do any kind of exercise or exert yourself until the injured area has recovered. If you sprain your tendons in the ankle, knee, etc., try to walk less and sit or lie down more to help the tendons recover. If the hand is injured, it is best to use a bandage to hang the hand to prevent the hand from swinging when walking, which is not conducive to the recovery of tendons. If the muscle injury is serious, it is best to fix the injured part, either with plaster or a fixator.

After an injury, you need to be careful to avoid secondary injury when sleeping. When sleeping, do not put your body weight on the injured area. Place as much bedding or pillow as possible on the injured area, or use a protective pad. It is best to sleep alone, otherwise the person sleeping with you may accidentally injure the patient by unconsciously moving his or her hands or feet while sleeping.