How to reduce swelling and pain in feet

Patients with symptoms of swollen and painful feet can first consider whether they have suffered serious trauma, such as contusions, crush injuries and other external impacts, and should promptly go to the hospital for bone and joint examination, if fractures are ruled out, patients can reduce swelling and pain in the following common ways: 1. Facilitate venous reflux, reduce the symptoms of local swelling and pain, and promptly go to medical institutions for medical treatment; 2, physical therapy: hot and cold therapy can be used for treatment, within 48 hours after the injury to take cold compress treatment, the earlier the effectiveness of the cold compress the better, conducive to local tissue recovery and pain relief of the injured part, can effectively reduce the symptoms of swelling and pain. However, such as the choice of ice pack cold compress, should be based on the patient’s situation, cold compress for a period of time to choose a few minutes intermittent, so as not to damage the local tissue. If the patient is injured 48 hours later, you can choose hot compresses, such as fumigation, infrared, hot wet compresses, etc., to help blood circulation, as soon as possible to play a role in reducing swelling; 3, drug therapy: if the foot swelling and pain due to trauma, you can usually use topical ointments, such as four yellow anti-swelling cream, anti-swelling and pain cream, etc. for treatment, but also optional oral drugs, such as anti-swelling and pain relief, etc. to relieve the symptoms of local swelling and pain. If the foot swelling and pain is caused by bacterial infection, antibiotics can be chosen under the guidance of a doctor. In addition, if the pain is unbearable, patients can also take pain medications such as ibuprofen and celecoxib to relieve the symptoms. Patients with non-traumatic foot swelling and pain are advised to seek active treatment at a hospital. Due to individual differences, the symptoms may also be related to diabetes, heart failure, atherosclerosis and other diseases. The cause of this condition needs to be clearly identified for targeted treatment, and early diagnosis will facilitate early treatment to avoid delays.