Picture of girl's foot injury

In daily life, it is common to sprain your ankle due to carelessness when walking. How should you treat it?

1. Distinguish the severity of the injury. If you can stand up and walk normally after spraining your ankle, it means the sprain is minor and can be cured by yourself; if you feel severe pain when moving your ankle after spraining your ankle, you cannot stand up or move normally, and if the painful area is on the bone and gradually swells, it means that the bone may be sprained and you should go to the hospital for X-ray treatment immediately.

2. Apply heat and ice appropriately. In the early stages of sprain, the ruptured small blood vessels will begin to bleed. At this time, you can apply ice to cause the blood vessels to contract and clot, thus controlling the progression of the injury. After 24 hours, the bleeding from the ruptured blood vessels stops. At this time, you can use hot compresses to promote the disappearance of blood accumulation around the twisted area.

3. Massage and twist the parts appropriately. In the early stage of sprain, it is better to do continuous pressing on the abscess; after 24 hours, do kneading, taking the swollen area as the center and rubbing in all directions around it.

4. Carry out activities moderately. In the early stage of sprain, swelling and pain gradually increase, the activity should be stopped and the affected side should be lifted. Once the condition stabilizes and it is not too painful, you can gradually increase the activities of your foot and ankle.

5. Use medication safely. In the early stage of sprain, no anti-edema medicine is needed, and it is not suitable to use external blood-activating medicine to prevent excessive blood flow and greater swelling. If necessary, spray some "Get Better Fast" on the affected area, which will make you feel more comfortable. After 24 hours, take some Yunnan Baiyao, Dieda Pills, and Huoxue Zhitong Powder orally, and apply Wuhudan externally. After the swelling subsides, you no longer need to take oral or external medicines.

6. If you sprain or injure a bone, after the doctor applies a plaster cast, you must pay attention to the following:

1. Do not move the affected foot at will within 10 to 20 minutes after applying the plaster. Since the plaster of Paris has not yet hardened, it is easy to deform.

2. In the first 24 hours of high-quality plaster, attention should be paid to the tightness of the plaster.

3. After the foot is put on plaster, it is generally not suitable to walk on the ground.

4. When applying plaster in summer, the feet should be placed in a cool place to avoid excessive foot sweat from accumulating in the plaster.

5. When applying a plaster in winter, pay attention to keeping the affected side warm and avoid frostbite on the end of the foot outside the plaster.

6. If the pain worsens after applying the plaster, please consult a doctor immediately.