How to reduce swelling and relieve pain when your foot is twisted

There are always various accidents in life. Sprained ankle is a very common phenomenon. Generally speaking, we need to pay attention to sprained ankle. If we can master some emergency treatment methods for sprained ankle, we will not be at a loss when accidents happen. In fact, the most obvious symptom after sprained ankle is swelling and pain. How to reduce swelling and relieve pain when the foot is crooked?

How to reduce swelling and relieve pain when your foot is twisted?

Cold compress

After an injury, you can immediately put your foot in cold water, or use a towel to hold ice cubes and apply it to the swollen and painful area. This can quickly relieve pain, promote blood vessel contraction, and effectively reduce the amount of bleeding.

Local massage

During the first two days after spraining your ankle, when cold compresses are needed, you should never massage your ankle, as this will aggravate the rupture of capillaries, increase bleeding, and make the injury more serious. Wait until you switch to hot compress before massaging. Moreover, the strength and amplitude should not be too heavy or too large, and should be gradual.

Heat

You can also use a hot towel for hot compress, which is also acceptable. The main purpose is to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, make blood circulation smooth, and make some inflammatory problems gradually disappear.

Fixed brake

After a sprain, it is not advisable to walk on the injured foot, including avoiding landing too early. If it is just a mild sprain, you can bandage the injured part with a tension bandage and pay attention to rest. If you must get down, you should land on your heels. If the injury is serious, or even a fracture, you must go to the hospital to use plaster to fix the foot and limit the movement of the foot to the greatest extent possible, so as to help the fracture heal as soon as possible. The fixed period is generally between one month and one and a half months.

Taking medication

After the hot compress, apply some safflower oil or Yunnan Baiyao, and you can take some internal medicines at the same time, such as Shujin Huoxue tablets, Panax notoginseng capsules, etc.

Things to note when you sprain your ankle

1. When applying cold compress, you must not massage, otherwise it will aggravate the rupture of capillaries and make the injury more serious. You can wait until you switch to hot compress before massaging. And the strength and amplitude should not be too heavy or too large, it should be gradual.

2. Do not stand up immediately after spraining your ankle, because it will be very painful. If you do not know the severity of the sprain, standing up blindly will cause unpredictable consequences. Therefore, you should wait until you have checked to make sure the sprain is not serious before standing up. If it is serious, you will need someone to carry you to the hospital.

3. After a sprain, you should not walk with the injured foot, including avoiding landing too early. If it is just a mild sprain, you can bandage the injured part with a tension bandage and pay attention to rest. If you must get down, you should land on your heels.

If the injury is serious, or even a fracture, you must go to the hospital to use plaster to fix the foot and limit the movement of the foot to the greatest extent possible, so as to help the fracture heal as soon as possible. The fixed period is generally between one month and one and a half months.

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