Sprained ankles need to be based on the specific sprain time and severity of the choice of swelling and pain programs, mainly physical factor therapy, drug therapy and surgical treatment.
1. Physical factor therapy: after spraining the ankle, if in the acute stage, you need to brake and rest immediately, within 72 hours of spraining, you can consider local ice packs to achieve the effect of swelling and pain, to prevent the symptoms from aggravating, after 72 hours of injury, you can use magnetic heat therapy and ultrashort wave treatment, which can help speed up the recovery.
2. Medication: After spraining ankle, if the local swelling and pain lasts for a long time, you can consider the use of drugs to promote blood circulation for treatment, such as oral Panax notoginseng tablets, or external use of blood circulation and pain relief creams, etc., which can accelerate the dissipation of swelling and relieve the symptoms of pain.
3. Surgery: If the ankle sprain is very serious and has caused obvious ligament tear or even complete rupture, it is necessary to use surgical methods of treatment, such as ligament reconstruction surgery, to achieve the purpose of reducing swelling and pain, and restore the function of the ankle joint.
After the occurrence of ankle sprain, the specific treatment needs to be carried out under the guidance of a professional physician, do not blindly deal with their own, so as not to aggravate the symptoms. After the symptoms are relieved, it is necessary to carry out targeted exercise to improve the stability of the ankle joint, to prevent sprains from occurring again in the later stage. The above medications should be used in accordance with medical advice.