If you can walk on a sprained foot but are still in pain, a ligament tear, joint capsule tear, and muscle strain may have occurred. Currently need urgent care, and oral analgesics, and then remove the causative factors, if necessary, need surgery.
1. Ligament tear: the day of stepping on the air need to pay attention to rest, and emergency braking, within 72 hours using ice to reduce swelling, 72 hours after the hot compresses on the affected area. If the injury is serious and the pain is obvious, oral acetaminophen and ibuprofen should be taken for pain relief. If necessary, incision can be considered and ligament repair can be done under the microscope.
2. Joint capsule tear: If the joint capsule is only mildly damaged, you can first rest and observe, and if the symptoms do not go away for a long time, then consider doing ultrashort wave physical therapy for pain relief; for more serious joint capsule damage, arthroscopic surgery can be done.
3. Muscle strain: If it is only a muscle strain, it is recommended to apply ice packs within 72 hours, and then change to hot packs after 72 hours to accelerate blood circulation. During this period, pay attention to rest, and maintain a combination of work and rest, the pain is strong, you can take oral ibuprofen for pain.
Sprained feet caused by pain, need to rest first, and regular observation, if you can not get out of bed activities, need to consult a doctor in time, and through the X-ray examination to rule out fracture, under the guidance of the doctor standardized treatment.