After breaking the foot, you need to go to the hospital to determine the severity of the condition, which may cause soft tissue injuries, ligament rupture, fracture, etc. For different conditions, you can choose the appropriate treatment measures, the treatment includes conservative treatment and surgical treatment.
1. Soft tissue injury: If there is only soft tissue injury, cold compresses should be applied within 72 hours of the injury, the affected limb should be elevated to relieve swelling and analgesia, and hot compresses and massages can be applied after 72 hours, and anti-inflammatory and analgesic medicines can be taken orally to relieve the pain, such as ibuprofen, acetaminophen, and so on.
2. Ligament rupture: a sprained foot with greater strength may lead to ligament rupture, not serious cases can be fixed in a plaster, if serious, surgery should be carried out to repair the ligaments.
3. Fracture: If there is a fracture, the stable fracture can be fixed with plaster, and the serious fracture needs to go to the hospital for surgery as soon as possible.
It is recommended that patients should first undergo an imaging examination to see if there are ligament ruptures and fractures, and then undergo treatment for the damage. The use of the above drugs need to follow the doctor’s instructions.