Do I have a strained ligament in my instep? What should I do if I have a strained ligament?

A ligament is the tissue that connects two bones. There are two most common types of ligament strains: ligament strains on the outside of the ankle joint, which is what we usually call crooked feet; and ligament strains in the knee joint (detailed in the Knee Pain section later).

Swelling and bruising will occur at the site of the ligament strain, and the best way to strain the ligament is to do the following immediately after the strain: 1Rest, stop exercising immediately, and don't put any more weight on the injured joint 2

Cold. Ice cubes or other cold compresses can help reduce pain and swelling because lowering the temperature can reduce blood circulation. Apply a cold compress for 15 to 20 minutes three to four times a day.

3.Oppress. Compression of the injured area with bandages or other methods can reduce bleeding and bruising.

The tightness of the bandage should be moderate, you can feel the pressure but it won't make your ends tingle or ischemia. 4.Elevate the affected limb.

The main purpose of elevating the affected limb is to reduce swelling and promote blood return. In the exercise of ligament strain, the ligament around the joint is strained, partially ruptured or completely ruptured due to external force that causes the joint to move beyond the normal physiological range, which is called joint ligament sprain. The most common areas for joint ligament sprains are in the knees, fingers and ankles.

After a sprained ligament, local swelling, pain, tenderness, and bruising may be seen with subcutaneous hemorrhage. It is very important to properly manage joint ligament sprains at an early stage. Because ligament tissue is not easily regenerated and recovered, if it is not treated properly or misdiagnosed, it may become a chronic disease, leaving functional impairment and prone to recurrence of sprains in the future.

Activity should be stopped immediately after an acute injury to reduce bleeding. Immediately flush the injured area with cold water or apply ice cubes to the area to stop bleeding. Then cover with a bandage and compress the bandage to prevent swelling.

If the ligament is completely ruptured or a concurrent fracture is suspected, a doctor must be consulted for further examination and ** after compression bandaging. After 24 to 48 hours, internal bleeding at the injured site has stopped, at which point a warm towel can be applied to compress 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 oozing, edema or rebleeding.

In order to promote the recovery of joint function, attention should be paid to the combination of movement and static, and early activity should be carried out without pain. After the basic recovery, the strength exercises of the muscles around the joints should be strengthened to improve the relative stability of the joints.

All kinds of soft tissue injuries (sprains, strains, contusions, bruises): directly use the external application of the bone powder, local administration, so that the medicine can quickly penetrate the injured part of the injury to quickly relieve pain and swelling, promote blood circulation and eliminate stasis, and the bone and tendon should be the first choice if it is safe and conditional. Pain relief and swelling for new injuries in 2-3 days, 3-6 days**.

In March, there were 2-3 pairs of drugs like internal injuries. Severe need for 3-4 side drugs. When the injury needs 3-6 pairs of drugs in case of soft tissue injury, it can avoid nerve adhesions, muscle atrophy and other sequelae and complications.

Many patients come to the clinic because of ligament injuries, what should I do about ligament injuries? First of all, it is necessary to determine which parts of the ligament injury occurred, and the severity of the ligament injury, or what was taken for this injury, and how the patient responded. For example, if there are some very minor ligament injuries, such as ankle sprains, no ligament tears, or no bone fractures, this situation will generally recommend immobilization, avoid any actions that will aggravate the pain, and cooperate with some physical **, as well as drugs**, to relieve the symptoms of pain and swelling caused by this injury, which are some symptomatic**.

If the ligament injury is more serious, such as in the shoulder joint or knee joint, the shoulder joint has rotator cuff injury, and the knee joint has meniscus and ligament tears, in this case, simple conservative medication** may not achieve a good ** effect, and finally it is necessary to use surgery ** to reconstruct the damaged ligament, which is the last **.

In general, what should I do if I have a ligament injury or strain? It is necessary to objectively analyze the degree of injury after combining the patient's medical history and necessary physical examination and imaging examinations, and choose a suitable plan.

It should be treated by a specialist, who points out that once the ligament is injured, even if it is the first injury, it should be treated by a specialist.

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Ligaments belong to the category of soft tissues, and the unique symptoms after rupture or strain are the normal bending of the joints, there is a stiff and tight feeling in the early stage, and the ligament injury itself is very slow to repair, and it is generally difficult to heal itself, the earlier the time, the better the recovery, and the longer the time delay, the more difficult it is to recover. It is recommended to use professional bone grafting tendons, blood circulation and stasis of traditional Chinese medicine (Hu Shi Ji San) external application repair, generally in the early stage of a month of ligament strain, **in about 30 to 40 days can be basic**, delay for a long time, **is more difficult, recovery is relatively not early** better and faster.

After this ankle ligament is strained, it is generally necessary to rest and immobilize, and at the same time reduce swelling and relieve pain.

This ankle ligament strain is relatively common, easy to appear in the case of walking inequality, generally speaking, it is divided into lateral malleolar ligament strain and medial malleolar ligament strain, lateral malleolar ligament strain, pain in the lateral malleolus, medial malleolar ligament strain pain in the medial malleolus, after this injury, it is necessary to reduce activity, immobilization, local cold compress for 1-2 days, you can also use Yunnan Baiyao spray external contact to reduce swelling and relieve pain, conditionally, it is recommended that it is best to exclude fracture according to the ** examination of the ankle joint, if there is an ankle joint is an avulsion fracture, Or when checking the internal and external bias stress test of the ankle joint, the ankle joint has obvious instability, this is the manifestation of ankle ligament rupture, ligament rupture can be confirmed by magnetic resonance examination, at this time, the acute phase is required to be fixed with a brace or plaster cast for 4-6 weeks, and at the same time, you can take oral wound seven flavor tablets, Sanpainshu capsules, external trauma plasters**, if the lateral bias stress test is negative, the stability of the ankle joint is good, generally speaking, the ligament is only partially damaged, and there is no rupture, That is, the common mild strain of ligaments, this can be fixed with a hard ankle brace for 2-3 weeks. Lateral malleolar injury, which immobilizes the ankle joint in a slightly varus position, and medial malleolus injury, which immobilizes the ankle in a slightly lateral malleolar position. You can move your toes and knee joints more to promote blood circulation, you can take injury drugs, elevate the affected limbs more when resting, promote swelling, and you can also apply hot compresses and fumigation with drugs.