1. What if I sprained my foot while dancing
After the sprained foot, due to the dislocation and overstretching of the bones and ligaments, congestion occurred more than ten minutes later. If you can’t judge the severity of the sprained foot, don’t knead the injured ankle easily. This will cause the sprained bone to be wrongly kneaded and misplaced, and aggravate the pain.
After spraining my foot, my feet became more and more swollen. Do not wash or soak your feet with hot water within 24 hours. Because within 24 hours, congestion will occur. What we should do during this period is to cold compress the injured part with ice to reduce the swelling and pain.
Use spray and other external drugs on the swelling and pain of the sprained foot to prevent the formation of swelling and pain. In particular, spray medicine should not be used in the case of actual wounds; In addition, follow the doctor’s advice and use it on time for many times every day to have effect. A plaster may also be used.
When sleeping at night, put one or two pillows under the injured leg, so as to raise the height of the injured foot to alleviate the congestion caused by blood circulation in the leg.
The next day after the sprained foot, the swelling and pain will be more severe, and all the congestion will be released. Some are serious, and the foot is swollen like a loaf of bread, and you can’t even wear slippers. From the next day, don’t walk around at will and lift the leg that sprained.
2. How does sprained foot alleviate symptoms
2.1. Local massage. In the first two days after sprain, that is, when cold compress is needed, massage is absolutely not allowed. This will aggravate the rupture of capillaries, increase the amount of bleeding and make the injury more serious. You need to wait until you change to hot compress before massage. And the intensity and range should not be too heavy or too large, and should be gradual.
2.2. Hot compress. After 48 hours, you should use hot towels or hot water bags to apply your feet. If conditions permit, you can use infrared rays and other thermotherapeutic instruments. Because the acute phase has passed, the aim now is to activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis, so that the blood circulation at the swelling part is smooth, and at the same time, to promote the absorption of tissue exudate, so that the inflammation gradually subsides.
2.3 cold compress. In the first 24-48 hours after the injury, quickly immerse the feet and ankles in cold water, or wrap ice cubes with towels and apply them to the swollen parts for about 30 minutes each time, with an interval of 3-4 hours. The effects of cold compress at this time are: first, it can alleviate pain; second, if there is capillary rupture, it can promote blood vessel contraction and minimize bleeding.
3. What should I pay attention to when I sprained my foot
Early treatment after ankle sprain is very important. It is advisable to rest in bed and hold a crutch when going down to prevent ankle joint from bearing weight. It is not allowed to move too early. Rest should be more than two weeks. Cold compress should be applied immediately after injury, and hot compress should not be applied. Hot compress can only be applied after 24 hours as appropriate, and heavy techniques such as local rubbing can not be used. Spray or local sealing can be used to treat the wound.
Ankle sprain can cause ligament damage and fracture, which is not easy to judge as an injured person. The injured should apply ice pack immediately to avoid local rubbing and other heavy manipulations on the affected foot and walking with heavy load. They should go to the hospital immediately for further diagnosis and treatment. Generally, the diagnosis can be made by X-ray examination. If there is a fracture, it must be fixed with plaster.
How to judge the degree of ankle sprain
The patients with acute sprains usually show pain and subcutaneous congestion; In severe cases, there may be synovium or cartilage damage, which is manifested as swelling and tenderness around the ankle joint and limited mobility of the ankle joint. When ligament tears or fractures occur, the pain and swelling of the injured side or fracture end of the ankle joint are more obvious. The joint capsule of patients with repeated injuries is often loose, which is prone to secondary cartilage damage, synovitis, osteophytes and other joint surface injuries. There is extensive pain, tenderness and swelling on the chronically injured side or in the joint. When wearing high heels or walking on uneven roads, there is a sense of insecurity and leg weakness.
Many patients are troubled by this and have to wrap thick bandages and protective devices around their ankles to increase their sense of security. After ankle sprain, patients often need to take X-ray films to rule out fractures and find proliferative osteophytes. MRI can clearly show the damage of cartilage, ligaments and synovium. Combined with medical history and physical examination, doctors can make a correct diagnosis and give corresponding treatment to eliminate pain factors, enhance joint stability and alleviate symptoms.
I sprained my foot. What should I eat
1. Angelica ginger mutton soup
Materials and methods: take 20g of Angelica sinensis, 12g of ginger, 300g of mutton, add 1500ml of water, and cook until cooked. Eat meat and drink soup once a day. This prescription has the functions of nourishing blood and activating blood circulation, warming meridians and dispersing cold, and relieving pain, and is especially suitable for patients with late fracture and old physical deficiency.
Note: this diet is mainly applicable to patients in later stage (more than 4 weeks). The swelling at the fracture has been basically absorbed, and the callus has begun to grow. In treatment, we pay attention to the word “tonifying” — by Tonifying the liver, kidney and blood, we can promote the formation of more solid callus.
2. Danggui ribs soup
Materials and methods: take 10 grams of Angelica sinensis, 15 grams of broken bones, 10 grams of broken bones, 250 grams of fresh pork ribs or beef ribs, stew them with water for more than 1 hour, take them together with soup and meat, once a day, for 1-2 weeks. It is helpful to remove siltation and continue to break.
Note: this diet is mainly applicable to patients in the middle stage (2-4 weeks). At this time, the bruise at the fracture site was alleviated, but the bruise had not been completely melted, and the callus began to form. The treatment should focus on relieving pain, removing stasis and generating new ones, and connecting bones and tendons.
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