What are the symptoms and common treatments for foot ligament sprains?

During outdoor activities, ankle ligament sprain is a common occurrence. If not discovered and treated in time, it can have serious impacts on health. Therefore, it is particularly important to understand the symptoms of ankle ligament sprain and its treatment methods. So what are the symptoms of ankle ligament sprain? Let’s take a closer look at it below!

What symptoms will appear after an ankle ligament sprain? Ankle ligament sprains are mainly sports injuries in daily life, and there are more male patients than female patients. Common symptoms are sprained joint ligaments. Sometimes you can hear the sound of ligament rupture when the injury occurs, and soon you will be unable to continue exercising due to severe pain. The strain will cause local swelling, pain, bruising, tenderness, and if there is subcutaneous bleeding, cyanotic areas may be seen and limb movement may be limited. The cause and pathogenesis of the disease is the action of external force, which strains the tendons, muscles and bones, leading to obstruction of the meridians and stagnation of Qi and blood. After the injury, the injured area becomes congested and swollen, the meridians are blocked, and the qi and blood are blocked. What to do after spraining your ankle ligament

Introduction to commonly used treatment methods

1. Physical therapy

(1) Cold and hot compresses: Rinse the injured area with cold water or apply ice to the area to stop bleeding. Then cover with a bandage and apply pressure to prevent swelling. After 24 to 48 hours, the internal bleeding in the injured area has stopped. You can use warm towels or massage to reduce swelling and promote blood absorption. When applying warm compresses, the temperature should not be too high, the time should not be too long, and the massage should not be too heavy, so as not to aggravate exudation, edema or rebleeding.

(2) Acupuncture: Acupuncture treatment is not limited by the duration of injury, so the treatment is more flexible. The doctor will perform acupuncture treatment on different acupoints according to the injured part.

(3) Massage and physical therapy: Generally, treatment should not be performed within 24 to 48 hours after the injury to prevent swelling or bleeding from worsening.

2. Surgical treatment: If the above methods are effective, surgical treatment can be adopted. The doctor will repair the ruptured ligament. However, if the ligament is not completely ruptured, surgical treatment is not recommended.

3. Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment Traditional Chinese Medicine believes that ligament sprain is caused by external force, which causes muscle and bone injuries, blood stasis, swelling and pain, disharmony of Qi and blood, meridian blockage and even organ damage. So the fundamental purpose is to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis.

How to Prevent Ankle Ligament Sprains

1. Avoid ligament sprains. When you start physical exercise, you must have enough time for warm-up activities to fully mobilize the excitability of the muscles, and get enough rest after exercise to allow the body's muscles to recover in time. Avoid sudden stress during strenuous exercise that may cause ligament strain, joint muscle damage, etc. In addition, factors that may cause injuries should also be avoided during daily exercise.

2. Before exercising, you need to stretch the ligaments, starting with the ankle. Sit down, put your left foot on your right knee, hold your left ankle with both hands and move it for two eight beats. Then, maintain the position, press your knee down with one hand, back and forth for two eight beats. Then keep the position and put down your left leg, then press your right leg, trying to stick your belly to your leg. Four eight beats. Switch feet, same thing. Then the legs. Stretch your legs out and press your body downward, following the same requirements as above.

3. It’s a vertical split. Go as deep as you can, preferably close to the ground, with the back of your feet touching the ground and your upper body upright.

4. Press the hips. Place your knees on the ground and try to spread them apart. Be careful not to lie flat on the ground. Support yourself with your hands and press your waist and hips backward and downward. The highest level is to keep your legs close to the ground.

5. The instep. Kneel on the ground with the soles of your feet touching the ground, then lie back. The highest level is when your back is on the ground. Be careful not to lift your knees.

6. Pay attention to diet and strengthen nutrition. You can eat more high-protein meat and other foods. Especially the elderly should first strengthen nutrition and actively exercise. Ankle ligament sprains occur from time to time, especially when participating in some sports exercises, and the person has to endure great pain after the sprain. Everyone should pay attention to prevention when exercising.