Swollen feet can not go down, consider may be muscle injury, ligament injury, ankle fracture and other factors, should be based on the condition of the choice of general treatment, physiotherapy, drug treatment and surgical treatment and other ways to deal with.
1. Muscle injury: immediately brake and rest, elevate the affected limb, avoid going down to the ground, can use Yunnan Baiyao aerosol spray local, ice compress within 72 hours to reduce local swelling, after 72 hours can take the way of hot compresses, to promote local blood circulation, reduce the swelling of the ankle.
2. Ligament injury: If the ligament is partially torn, plaster or brace can be chosen for external fixation. If the ligament is seriously torn or even ruptured, surgery should be chosen to repair it with suture and non-steroidal drugs such as ibuprofen and meloxicam can be taken orally to alleviate the pain, and the affected limb should be elevated during the treatment.
3. Ankle fracture: according to the degree of fracture, choose the plaster external fixation or surgery to restore the internal fixation treatment, after the operation should be under the guidance of the doctor to carry out active muscle contraction exercises, and should be actively carried out in the later stages of the joint functional exercise.
Fractured foot such as localized swelling and pain, the affected limb should be immediately braked to avoid weight-bearing, timely medical diagnosis, and follow the doctor’s instructions for targeted treatment, the above medication should be used under the guidance of a doctor, to avoid blindly use their own medication.