How to treat a sprained calf from playing basketball?

Basketball sprained calf swelling is recommended to immediately seek medical attention, through braking, bed rest, physical therapy, medication and other ways to relieve, if necessary, surgical intervention. 1. If there is a sprained leg swelling, it is recommended to seek immediate medical attention, and stop activities, brake the affected limb, avoid weight bearing, bed rest, elevate the affected limb above the heart, which is conducive to promoting the subsidence of swelling, 72 hours after the injury to be iced, 72 hours after the alternating hot and iced, can achieve the effect of swelling. 2. If the swelling is serious and accompanied by pain, it is necessary to use drugs to reduce swelling under the guidance of a physician, such as: Mai Zhi Ling, Diosmin, etc., and Chinese patent medicines can be chosen as Panax ginseng tablets, Bunda pills, and topical ointment, which also have a certain degree of efficacy. 3. Rule out the presence of fracture or ligament injury as soon as possible, if so, surgical intervention is needed to prevent aggravation of the condition through internal or external fixation. Spraining the calf, it is recommended to seek timely medical treatment, targeted treatment.