How to reduce swelling and relieve pain when pregnant women sprain their ankles

Some women accidentally sprain their ankles due to the increase in their weight after becoming pregnant. It is very painful for a moment, and after a while they will find their ankles swollen. Pregnant women need to receive proper treatment as soon as possible after spraining their ankles, otherwise it will be difficult to recover. So what should pregnant women do if they sprain their ankles? Next, I will share with you the three solutions for sprained ankle in pregnant women!

The basic medical concept of sprained ankle is "ankle sprain", which mainly refers to an injury in which a large external force causes the ankle to exceed its maximum range of motion, causing the muscles, tendons and even articular cartilage around the joint to be pulled and torn, resulting in pain and swelling.

Pregnant women sprained ankle three solutions:

1. Ice compress: Within 24 hours to 48 hours after a pregnant woman sprains her ankle, she should quickly soak the ankle in cold water, or wrap an ice cube in a towel and apply it to the swollen area. Each ice compress should last for 30 minutes, and should be applied every 4 hours. The purpose of applying ice to the sprained ankle is to relieve pain and promote vasoconstriction to prevent capillary rupture and reduce the chance of bleeding.

2. Hot compress: If the ankle has been sprained for more than 48 hours, it is necessary to apply hot compress. If conditions permit, you can use an infrared therapy machine to dry it. Since the acute symptoms have passed, the main purpose now is to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, so that the blood circulation in the sprained ankle becomes much smoother. At the same time, hot compress can promote the absorption of tissue exudate, so that the inflammation caused by the sprained ankle will gradually disappear.

3. Local massage: Pregnant women must not perform massage in the first two days after spraining their ankle, which is the stage of ice compress, because it will aggravate the rupture of capillaries and increase bleeding, which will make the injury more serious. Massage should be performed while applying hot compress, and the amplitude and strength should not be too large, and should be from shallow to deep.

The above article mainly introduces the three treatment steps for pregnant women who sprain their ankle. I hope everyone can remember these basic knowledge and immediately treat them according to the above methods once they find that they have sprained their ankle during pregnancy. If the pain of pregnant women is properly handled, the feeling will be much better and the foot can recover as soon as possible.