How is instep joint sprain treated?

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Whether walking, going up and down stairs or exercising, sprain is the most common injury we encounter. According to statistics, in the United States, one out of every 10000 people will sprain their feet every day. In order to avoid this situation, let's talk about how to treat instep joint sprain?.

How is instep joint sprain treated?

First, the injured part should be stopped to avoid aggravation, and the affected limb (hand or foot) should be raised to promote venous return, improve local blood circulation and reduce edema. Do not rub, massage or hot compress the injured part to avoid aggravating bleeding. Make the pain swelling and aggravation of the injury; The injured limb can not move immediately to avoid aggravating the original condition or adding new injury. External fixation is feasible when necessary.

Second: after cold compress injury, local cold compress should be carried out as soon as possible to facilitate vasoconstriction, reduce bleeding, reduce the stimulation and compression of metabolic products on nerve endings, and play the role of detumescence and pain relief. Ice compress can be done every two hours for 15 minutes until the swelling does not continue to increase.

Third: the bleeding has completely stopped within 24 hours after the injury of hot compress. After 48 hours, hot compress can be used to accelerate the local blood circulation, which is conducive to detumescence, pain relief, tissue repair, and the absorption of metabolites and blood stasis.

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Of course, even plaster casting can not guarantee that the above situation does not occur, but to minimize these sequelae.