When the ankle is slightly sprained, the injured person can turn slightly clockwise and counterclockwise with the toe of the injured foot as the fulcrum after severe pain. After such a little activity, the injured person can resume walking, but the local pain may last for several days. At this time, Shangshi Zhitong ointment can be applied to the injured part to relieve the pain and promote the recovery of the damaged tissue.
If the ankle sprain is serious, it can be handled as follows: ① In the early stage of sprain, the swollen ankle can be wet-packed with an ice pack or a towel soaked in cold water. Because cold compress can shrink the capillaries in the injured part, thus preventing the blood vessels from continuously oozing blood or liquid, thus playing the role of detumescence and pain relief. ② After cold compress, you can apply bone-setting water or paste swelling and pain-relieving ointment to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. ③ 48 hours after injury, hot water or hot towel can be used to hot compress the affected area, or the injured ankle can be soaked in heated vinegar (2-3 times a day, each time 15 minutes). Both methods can promote the blood circulation of local tissues, accelerate the absorption of blood stasis and exudate by local tissues, and are beneficial to the repair of damaged tissues. ④ When ligament injury is serious or ankle fracture is suspected, you should immediately go to the hospital for X-ray examination, so as to determine the condition as soon as possible and carry out symptomatic treatment.
In addition, patients with severe ankle sprain can also try the following three treatments:
1. The injured person can sit on the bed or lie on his back by relaxing muscles and promoting blood circulation. The doctor (doctor or patient's relative) holds the injured ankle with one hand and the injured toe with the other. First, slowly pull out the injured foot with the hand holding the toe, so as to drive the ankle joint to pull out slowly. After a while, let the injured foot stretch and bend in the direction of instep and instep, and turn it inside and out several times (gently, not excessively). While doing the above actions, the hand holding the ankle should slowly smooth the tendons and dredge the collaterals, but do not press or rub the affected area hard. After the massage, extend the injured foot to the instep, make a 90-degree angle with the calf, then slightly evert, then keep this posture, and tie the injured ankle with bandage or wide adhesive tape to restrict the injured foot from walking. After 3 weeks of dressing, the fixation is released and the patient can start practicing walking. During this period, patients can also take some drugs (such as Yunnan Baiyao, Sanqi tablets, etc.) to promote the repair of damaged tissues.
2. Medication Fumigation and Washing Method Take 65,438+0,000 grams of fresh roots of Ilex cornuta (Ilex cornuta is a common Chinese herbal medicine, also known as hairy thorn and six forks, which has the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, relaxing muscles and tendons, expelling wind and relieving pain), cut them into pieces with a knife, and add 5000 ml of water for decoction. After boiling, continue to fry for 30-60 minutes, and then pour the decocted liquid medicine into a cylindrical barrel (or other container that can soak the injured foot). The liquid medicine is cold (it is best to cool it to a temperature that the skin can bear, so as not to directly put your feet in the freshly boiled liquid medicine to avoid scalding), soak the injured feet in the liquid medicine, and cover the barrel mouth with thick cotton cloth or other things to prevent the vapor of the liquid medicine from leaking out. When soaking the injured foot, the patient should constantly move the injured ankle joint so that the liquid medicine can fully fumigate the affected area. Patients can smoke and wash for 20 ~ 30 minutes each time, and smoke and wash 1 ~ 2 times a day until they are cured. When this method is used to treat severe ankle sprain, it is not only painless, but also effective.
3. External application of traditional Chinese medicine: take 9 grams of peach kernel, frankincense, myrrh, angelica dahurica, 6 grams of safflower, dragon's blood and 30 grams of rhubarb, and grind these traditional Chinese medicines into powder. Take a proper amount of powder (depending on the size of the damaged area), mix it with a small amount of flour and warm water to make a paste, and apply it directly to the injured ankle. Change medicine every 2 days 1 time. Generally, after 6 days of continuous medication, the swelling of the wound obviously subsided and the pain was obviously relieved. After taking the medicine for another 6 days, the swelling and pain of the injured part can completely disappear, and the function of the injured ankle joint can return to normal.
It is worth noting that patients with severe ankle sprain should avoid carrying weight or walking for a long time (it is best to limit walking) so that the damaged tissue can be recovered.