The swelling on the outside of the dorsum of the foot caused by stepping off the stairs can be treated in a variety of ways, such as physical swelling, topical medications, oral medications, and so on.
1. Physical swelling: within 72 hours in the swollen parts of the ice can be used to reduce swelling, ice is conducive to the promotion of vasoconstriction, swelling, pain, 72 hours after the hot compresses to promote blood circulation to help reduce swelling.
2. Topical medications: If the dorsum of the foot appears to be swollen, in addition to physical swelling can also be used to help reduce swelling and pain, such as topical Yunnan Baiyao aerosol, safflower oil and other drugs or the use of anti-swelling and pain relief creams for treatment, for drug allergies or allergic patients to be used with caution.
3. Oral medication: in addition to external medication, patients can also take oral anti-inflammatory drugs to help treatment, such as amoxicillin, loxoprofen sodium, ibuprofen extended-release capsules, etc., such drugs can effectively relieve the inflammatory edema caused by the trauma, and can relieve pain.
The above medications are recommended to be used under the guidance of a doctor. If the swelling is more severe or the pain is more intense, it is also necessary to consider that there may be a fracture type of serious injuries, and it is recommended that the patient go to the hospital to take pictures for examination and treatment.