I woke up and felt like I twisted my foot

Many people find that their feet are sprained after waking up. If you didn't hit your foot and it wasn't caused by an external injury, then it's most likely a symptom caused by fatigue or cold. Because feet are very important to a person, in daily life, we should also take certain measures to take care of our feet and make our feet more comfortable.

1. Why do you sprain your ankle after waking up?

If there is no history of trauma, it is very likely that muscle and joint strain is caused by fatigue or exposure to cold and wind. It is recommended to use hot compresses, reduce activities, and take some non-steroidal analgesics appropriately. If the symptoms do not improve for a long time, you need to go to the orthopedics department of the hospital to take an ankle joint X-ray for examination.

2. Foot care methods

1. Foot bath for health

Foot bath is similar to regular foot washing, but not exactly the same. At the beginning, there should not be too much water, just enough to soak your toes, and the water temperature should be between 40-50℃. After soaking for a while, gradually add water to above the ankle joint, keeping the water temperature at around 60℃. At the same time, keep moving your feet or rubbing them against each other to promote the flow of water. Each session lasts 20-30 minutes, until you feel a slight fever rising from your body. If you bathe your feet with alternating hot and cold water, it can also treat headaches, insomnia, angina pectoris, rhinitis, bronchitis, and foot sprains.

2. Sunbathe your feet to strengthen your body

Take off your shoes and socks in the morning or evening, and put the soles of your feet towards the sun for 20-30 minutes. Experts call this a sole sunbathing. The beauty of this method is that it allows the ultraviolet rays in the sun to directly shine on the soles of the feet, promoting metabolism throughout the body, speeding up blood circulation, and enhancing the vitality of internal organs, allowing their functions to be fully exerted. This method has a good effect on diseases such as rickets, rhinitis, anemia, and hypotension.

3. Foot massage

Some facial skin diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, such as flat warts, folliculitis, furunculosis, etc., while the rest are mostly related to the imbalance of the human body's internal environment and system dysfunction, such as acne, chloasma, eczema, etc. Studies have shown that full foot massage beauty therapy using foot reflexology can achieve a balance in the body's internal environment through nerve-fluid regulation and automatic regulation of local organs, tissues, and cells, thereby achieving a certain therapeutic effect.

The specific method is to massage the entire foot 3-5 times each time, and then do targeted massage. For example, for acne, massage the ovary (testicle) reflex area on the outside of the foot; for chloasma, massage the pituitary gland, thyroid gland, adrenal gland, gonads and other reflex areas on the right sole of the foot; for eczema, massage the face, chest lymph glands and other reflex areas on the back of the foot. Once a day or every other day, 30-40 minutes each time.

4. Barefoot bodybuilding

Taking off your shoes and socks and walking barefoot at home can at least bring the following benefits: first, it can exercise the "part" of the sole of the foot that is not touching the ground, which is an important support point for human body balance. If the human body's balance function is not strong, and the burdens on various parts of the body are uneven, it will lead to a decline in health quality. Secondly, going barefoot allows the five toes to move freely at a certain distance, rather than being tightly pressed together like wearing shoes and socks. It is because of the coordinated movements between the toes that people's walking posture is healthy and natural. Therefore, barefoot exercise not only strengthens the body, but also beautifies the body.