Can I walk after 4 days of slight swelling and pain from my sprained foot?

As the saying goes, "It takes a hundred days to break your bones." "For this kind of sprain on the foot, as long as the medical treatment is appropriate, it is better not to walk for a short time, because it is better not to walk until the inflammation is eliminated, so as not to continue to congest and swollen the sprain.

After the inflammation has subsided, it's not too late to walk on the ground. If you are like you said, you can walk, but it should also be supplemented by ** means, the most common is to put a bruise patch on the sprained area, during this period, you should avoid drinking alcohol, avoid eating seafood and spicy food. When no, FYI.

Within 24 hours after a foot injury, a cold compress can be applied to reduce interstitial fluid exudation and reduce edema. It is now important to reduce the movement of the ankle on the injured side to avoid chronic injuries and re-sprains, which can further aggravate the injury. Moreover, if you continue to move, the tissue exudate will only worsen the edema, so that the injured joint will become thicker and weaker after healing, and it will not be able to return to the pre-injury state.

You can use Yunnan Baiyao spray or Qizheng patch and other bruise drugs for external use, which can relieve pain and reduce swelling. In addition, 24 hours after the sprain, you can apply a warm compress to promote the absorption of edema, and when you are fine, the affected limb can be elevated to help blood return and reduce edema. Movement of the ankle on the affected side should be reduced.

In the end, it takes time to recover from a chronic injury like this. Be patient and won't heal in a few days. So don't rush to try hard.

Haste makes waste.

If you want to leave no sequelae, you must take it step by step, and do not do strenuous exercise until you have fully recovered. Good luck soon**!

Generally, it takes a period of time to get better, and foot sprains are common diseases of the locomotor system in clinical practice.

Foot sprains need to go to the hospital for examination** to rule out the possibility of ankle fractures, and the following principles should be followed for general foot sprains**

1. Distinguish the severity of the injury. If you can stand with weight and barely walk after a foot sprain, it means that the sprain is mild and you can deal with it yourself; If you have severe pain in the ankle after the foot sprain, you can't stand or move with weight, press the painful place on the bone, and gradually swell, it means that the bone may be sprained, and you should go to the hospital immediately for radiographic treatment.

2. Use hot and cold compresses correctly. In the early stages of a sprain, a small ruptured blood vessel is bleeding, and a cold compress can be applied to constrict the blood vessel and coagulate to control the progression of the injury. After 24 hours, the bleeding from the ruptured vessel stops, at which point a warm compress can be applied to help the bruising around the sprain dissipate.

3. Correctly press and knead the sprained part. In the early stage of sprain, it is better to do continuous pressing on the hematoma; After 24 hours, the kneading method is done, centering on the swollen area and rubbing in all directions around it.

Fourth, the appropriate implementation of activities. In the early stages of a sprain, swelling and pain gradually worsen, and the affected limb should be elevated. After the condition stabilizes, as long as it is not painful, you can gradually increase the activity of the foot and ankle.

The best way to sprain a foot is to apply plaster externally after 24 to 48 hours after the sprain, Panax notoginseng blood ointment uses the principle of human meridian conduction to make the drug quickly reach the affected area, which can open up the blood veins and promote blood circulation in a short time, and then remove blood stasis in the affected area, repair damaged joints and soft tissue parts; At the same time, it can also enhance the vitality of muscle cells, improve the physiological defense ability of the body, and treat both the symptoms and the root cause, so as to achieve the effect of various sprains and strains.

Recommendations during the recovery** period.

1. In the first 3 weeks after the sprain, you need to limit your activities and raise your lower limbs while lying down, which can promote blood return to your feet and reduce bleeding and inflammation. The early time period depends on the condition, ranging from 1 to 3 weeks for mild to moderate patients, 4 to 6 weeks for fractures, or even longer.

2. When the swelling of the local area is eliminated and the pain is significantly reduced, joint activities can be carried out appropriately under non-weight-bearing conditions, such as sitting on the edge of the bed or chair, flexing and extending the foot on the affected side, stretching the ligaments and muscles, and improving the elasticity and toughness of the ligaments and muscles.

3. In accordance with the principle of step-by-step, carry out joint exercises regularly to promote the overall recovery of the joints, and repeat them many times within a comfortable and optimal range, so as to finally achieve the purpose of joint stability and movement coordination.

1. Distinguish the severity of the injury. Mild fractures of the foot are only soft tissue injuries, and the more severe ones may be fractures of the lateral malleolus or the base of the fifth metatarsal, and even the most severe ones may be bilateral malleolar fractures of the medial and lateral malleolus, or even triple malleolar fractures. The light ones can be disposed of by themselves, and the heavy ones must go to the hospital for a doctor's diagnosis and **.

Therefore, it is very important to distinguish the severity of the injury.

Generally speaking, if you don't have severe pain when you move your ankle, you can barely stand with weight and barely walk; If the pain is not on the bones but on the muscles, most of the pain is a sprain, so you can deal with it yourself. If you have severe pain when you move your ankle, you can't stand and move with weight, the pain is on the bone, or you feel the sound in your foot when you sprain, and the swelling occurs quickly after the injury, especially if the tender point is on the high protruding bone in the middle of the lateral malleolus or outer foot surface, it is a sign of serious injury and you should go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment immediately. If you can't go to the hospital for a while, you can also temporarily dispose of it according to the following methods, and then go to the hospital for diagnosis as soon as possible**.

2. Use hot and cold compresses correctly. Hot and cold compresses are both physical**, but they have very different effects. Blood is hot and alive, and cold is coagulated.

Therefore, cold compresses should be applied when the ruptured blood vessel is still bleeding to control the progression of the injury. Wait until the bleeding has stopped before applying a warm compress to dissipate the bruising around the wound.

How do you know if the bleeding has stopped? In principle, it is 24 hours after the injury, and the following points can also be referred to: first, the pain and swelling tend to stabilize and no longer continue to aggravate; Second, there is little difference in the feeling of swelling when raising and lowering the affected foot; Third, the temperature of the wound ** has changed from slightly higher than the normal part to quite similar, which can be used as the basis for the cessation of bleeding.

3. Appropriate activities. As swelling and pain progress after an injury, do not stand or walk around with your weight supported, and it is best to elevate the affected limb to limit any movement. When the condition is stable, the affected limb can be elevated for active movement of the foot and ankle, but activities in the direction that can cause severe pain should not be done.

Wait until the swelling and pain gradually subside, and then walk around the ground, preferably for a short period of time, and gradually increase as you get used to it.

4. Correct kneading. Before the bleeding stops, it is advisable to do continuous rubbing on the hematoma, by pressing the thenar area with the palm of the hand, and the pressure is still tolerable despite the pain. The time is to continue to press for 2 to 3 minutes, then release slowly, stop for a moment and repeat the operation.

Every 5 repetitions is a phase, and it is more appropriate to do 3 to 4 phases a day. After the bleeding stops, knead the area, apply a certain amount of pressure to the area with the thenar or thumb and fingertips, and knead in the direction of the obvious swelling in the center, centrifugally in all directions around it, for 2 3 minutes each time, 3 5 times a day.

5. Rational use of drugs. Before the bleeding stops, it is not advisable to take the blood-invigorating drug internally or externally, and you can spray the wound with "good too fast" to take the Yunnan blood medicine internally. After the bleeding stops, it is advisable to apply Wuhu Dan externally, and take bone-setting pills internally, invigorating blood and relieving pain, etc.

In the later stage, it can be fumigated with Chinese herbs. If you don't have Chinese patent medicine at hand, you can also fry the flour and apply it to the affected area with rice vinegar to replace the Five Tiger Pills, and the effect is also ideal. It is also good to use a pinch of Sichuan pepper and a small handful of salt boiled water to fumigate, instead of Chinese herbal medicine.

In the case of foot sprain, if the fracture is ruled out, most of them are ligament injuries, which are the so-called injured muscles and bones, generally mild injuries take 1 2 weeks, and more serious injuries take about 6 8 weeks, you are only 4 days, of course, it is not so fast to completely heal;

If the ligament is not repaired well during this period, it will indeed leave some sequelae, and there will still be dull pain in the future when encountering wind and rain wet days, so during this time, in addition to paying attention to protection and taking medication on time, you can also apply hot compresses, physiotherapy, etc.

The next day will indeed be more painful due to bleeding edema.

For mild symptoms, cold water or a cold washcloth can be applied and the affected limb elevated immediately after the injury. At this time, the cold compress can constrict the blood vessels, reduce local congestion, reduce tissue temperature, and play the role of hemostasis, swelling and analgesia. Therefore, after an acute sprain, a local cold compress should be applied as soon as possible.

Elevating the affected limb can speed up the return of blood and lymph fluid, so that blood stasis will not accumulate in the blood vessel injury.

Cold compress method: Put a towel soaked in cold water on the wound and change it every 3 minutes or so, or you can put ice cubes in a plastic bag for external compression, 20 to 30 minutes each time. In summer, you can use tap water to rinse, and the rinsing time is generally about 4 to 5 minutes, not too long.

If the ankle sprain has been more than 24 hours, a warm compress should be used instead**. At this time, warm compresses can improve blood and lymphatic circulation, which is conducive to the absorption of bruising and exudate from the wound.

Hot compress method: Put a towel soaked in hot water or hot vinegar on the injured area, and replace the towel after 5 to 10 minutes when there is no heat. Apply 1 2 times a day for about 30 minutes each time.