How to recover fastest from a sprained ankle

The ankle bone is a very fragile joint, but at the same time, people use it frequently in daily life, which makes the ankle bone easily sprained. Especially for women who need to wear high heels, ankle sprains are common, but ankle sprains are still quite serious because there are many ligaments on the ankle bones, and sprains can damage the nerve ligaments. So if you sprain your ankle, what is the fastest way to recover?

1. After a sprain, apply an ice pack to the injured area as soon as possible, preferably no more than 24 hours.

If there is no ice, you can use a bag of tap water instead. It is recommended to apply cold compress for the first 3 days of the injury. Because of the rapid swelling caused by the tearing of blood vessels in the soft tissue after an injury, applying cold compresses can reduce the swelling and relieve your pain.

2. While applying cold compress,

Place a thick quilt or other cotton pad under the affected calf to elevate the affected limb. This will help blood return and speed up the reduction of swelling. Also, keep the affected limb elevated when you rest or sleep to reduce swelling.

3. If the sprain is severe,

Use a long bandage to fix the sprained ankle to prevent frequent ankle movement from aggravating pain and swelling, which is not conducive to the recovery of the sprain. Regardless of how severe the sprain is, try to reduce the number of times you move the injured area.

After four or three days, when the swelling of the injured area has subsided, you can use a hot water bottle or a hot towel to apply hot compresses to improve blood circulation in the affected area and speed up the recovery of the sprain.

5. At this time, in order to make your injured area heal faster, you can use Chinese medicine plaster for external application for treatment. Just buy some ordinary blood-activating plasters at the pharmacy and stick them on the affected area. The blood-activating plaster can penetrate the skin to produce anti-inflammatory, analgesic, blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing effects, promote local blood circulation, improve the nutrition of surrounding tissues, and achieve the purpose of reducing swelling, anti-inflammation and analgesia.

5. After spraining your ankle, you should pay attention to rest. Do not get up and move around too early or carry any weight. Even if you get up, do not put your center of gravity on the injured foot to avoid hindering its functional recovery. Generally, it takes 7 to 10 days for the sprain to basically improve before you can gradually resume normal activities.