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Apply a cold compress within 24 hours, and a warm compress after 24 hours. If the sprain is severe, it must be taken to the hospital immediately. In the early stage of ankle sprain, it is absolutely forbidden to apply local massage and massage, and it is forbidden to apply hot water or hot towel to the injured area, or rub the affected area with alcohol.

This is because warm compresses and massages can dilate the blood vessels in the injured area, increase the amount of bleeding, and aggravate the hematoma and the damage to the affected area. 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 into a plastic bag for external application for 20-30 minutes each time.

In summer, you can use tap water to rinse, and the rinsing time is generally about 4-5 minutes, not too long. Because cold compress can constrict blood vessels, reduce local congestion, reduce tissue temperature, play a role in hemostasis, swelling and analgesia, in the process of cold compress, the injured limb will be elevated, restrict activities, is conducive to accelerating the return of blood and lymph. If necessary, use an elastic bandage or wide tape to secure the place.

At the same time, you can take Chinese patent medicines to promote blood circulation and blood stasis to reduce pain and promote the repair of damaged tissues. Hot compress method: Put the towel soaked in hot water or hot vinegar on the wound, and replace it after 5-10 minutes when the towel has no hot feeling.

Apply 1-2 hot compresses a day, each time for about 30 minutes. Because warm compresses can improve blood and lymphatic circulation, it is beneficial to the absorption of bruises and exudate from the wound, and reduce pain.

If the foot is swollen and bruised, it is necessary to reduce the swelling first.

If the foot is not swollen, it will recover relatively quickly.

Then you can do a massage or use physical ** to recover a little faster.

After the swelling is reduced, you can use hot water to burn your feet at night to strengthen blood circulation in your feet.

There is no particularly effective method, if it is fast, it will take two weeks, and if it is slow, it will depend on your recovery.

First of all, apply a cold compress such as ice cubes to prevent spreading. Take the Jiayingzi in Yunnan Baiyao internally, and go with the wine. Do not apply warm compresses.

Leave on for 24 hours before applying a warm compress. Otherwise, it will become more and more swollen. During this period, massage the affected area appropriately, and can also use safflower oil and other potions to assist**.

Do not exert yourself on the affected area, and do not rush to the ground. Shoes are soft and comfortable, cotton slippers are appropriate, and leather shoes should not be worn.

1. Apply cold compress first, then hot compress.

2. Find the pain point on the injured foot and massage the same part on the good foot for 5 10 minutes.

It is common for some people to rub the swollen area vigorously at first, and rub the accumulated blood to disperse; This is followed by a hot towel to promote blood circulation and reduce swelling; In the end, I endured the pain and walked and moved. However, practice has proved that this is inappropriate, because after the rupture and bleeding of local small blood vessels, a hematoma will form, and it generally takes about 24 hours to recover and stop bleeding. If you rub vigorously, apply hot compresses, or force movement immediately after a sprain, it will inevitably accelerate bleeding and oozing while dispersing a part of the blood stasis, and even aggravate the rupture of blood vessels, forming a larger hematoma.

What is the correct self-care after an ankle sprain?

Clause. First, it is necessary to distinguish the severity of the injury. Generally speaking, if the pain is not severe when you move your ankle, most of it is a soft tissue injury, and you can treat it yourself. If you have severe pain when you move your ankle, you cannot stand or move, if you have pain in your bones, if you have a sound when you sprain or if you have rapid swelling after an injury, it is a sign of a fracture and you should go to the hospital for treatment immediately.

Clause. 2. Use hot and cold compresses correctly. Hot and cold compresses are both physical**, but they have very different effects. Blood is alive when it is hot, and it coagulates when it is cold, so it is advisable to apply cold compresses in the early stage of injury to reduce local hematoma; Applying a warm compress after the bleeding has stopped will speed up the dissipation of bruising around the wound.

In general, warm compresses are applied 24 hours after the injury.

Clause. 3. Drugs**. The formula is: 30 grams of hibiscus leaves, 10 grams of red adzuki beans, 3 grams of miscanthus powder, ground into fine powder, add honey or white wine to make a paste, apply it to the affected area, and change it once every 2-3 days. You can also take bruise medicine internally.

Clause. 4. Local massage. Before applying the medicine, you can press and rub the injured foot, and gently rub the injured area with the thumbs of both hands, and the direction of rubbing is from the foot to the calf, which can not only relieve pain but also reduce swelling.

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