How to reduce swelling and relieve pain when my foot is sprained

The human body is very vulnerable when doing anything. If you are too careless during exercise, you are prone to spraining your ankle. Spraining will cause severe pain to the patient, and will slowly cause local swelling and congestion. Severe patients will also have bruises on the entire foot and cannot walk normally. So let's take a look at how to reduce swelling and relieve pain when your ankle is sprained.

First, how to reduce swelling and relieve pain after spraining your ankle? When your ankle is just sprained, stop exercising immediately, find a stable place to sit, and if possible, find a fixed object to prop up the injured foot. Then find an ice pack to cool your feet as soon as possible. If you don’t have an ice pack, you can also rinse your feet with cold water. This can promote the contraction of the capillaries in your feet and relieve the symptoms of congestion.

Second, after a few cold compresses, apply hot compresses to your feet about a day later (usually after 48 hours). You can cover your feet with a hot towel for about 10 minutes each time. Hot compresses can promote blood circulation, reduce swelling and remove blood stasis. Try to apply hot compress 5-8 times a day. If you cannot take a rest and have to continue working, then apply a plaster as soon as possible. Try to choose a far-infrared patch for muscle and bone pains, which can relax muscles and promote blood circulation, speed up blood circulation in the swollen area, and generally reduce swelling in about a day. The plaster should be changed every 24 hours.

Third, what should you do if you sprain your ankle? Determine the severity of the injury. First of all, you must determine whether the sprained ankle is a soft tissue injury or a bone injury. If it is only a soft tissue injury, then a little movement will not cause much harm. If it is a fracture, do not move around. You should find resources in front of you to perform simple fixation, call 120 for emergency treatment, or ask someone to carry you to the hospital. How to determine whether there is a fracture? In an emergency, we can only make a simple judgment. If it is a fracture, 1. It is very painful when twisting the foot, and you cannot stand with your weight and cannot walk at all. 2. Deformity will occur after a fracture. The displacement of the fracture ends can change the appearance of the affected limb, which is mainly manifested as shortening, angulation, and lengthening. 3. Bone friction sound or bone friction feeling: After a fracture, the two fracture ends rub against each other, which may produce bone friction sound or bone friction feeling. If any of the above conditions occur, you need to go to the hospital for a photo.

How to reduce swelling and relieve pain after spraining your foot? If the swollen part of your foot is painful and affects your walking and work, it is best to take some blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing medicines, such as Panax notoginseng and other Chinese medicines, while applying the plaster. This will have a better effect. Get more massage. On the second day after spraining your foot, you can gently massage your foot to relieve pain in the swollen area. Massage from the periphery to the middle. Be gentle at first and then gradually increase the strength.