A fall can cause damage to soft tissues, resulting in localized swelling and pain. It can be treated with rest, braking, heat application, physical therapy and medication.
1. Rest and brake: patients should pay attention to rest after a fall, avoid strenuous activities and re-injury, and at the same time, use ice packs to apply cold compresses within 72 hours after the injury, which can reduce the exudation of inflammatory factors and alleviate swelling and pain.
2. Hot compresses: 72 hours later, you can switch to hot compresses, which can promote blood circulation and help eliminate swelling.
3. Medication: If necessary, you can use medication, topical diclofenac diethylamide emulsion, Yunnan Baiyao spray, safflower oil, blood circulation and pain relief ointment. If the pain is more serious, oral painkillers, such as indomethacin, ibuprofen, diclofenac sodium, celecoxib and so on.
4. Physiotherapy: If the swelling is obvious, the affected area can be elevated, so that the injured part is higher than the heart level, which can make the venous return, and is conducive to swelling. Can also be infrared, ultra-short wave and other physical therapy treatment.
If the swelling or pain is more serious need to rule out whether there is a fracture and ligament damage, such as the use of the above methods, can not be relieved, should be promptly to the hospital for treatment.