How to reduce swelling and pain after breaking an ankle

After breaking the foot can be through physical therapy, immobilization treatment, surgical treatment, drug treatment methods to reduce swelling and pain, but also need to be based on the patient’s specific situation of symptomatic treatment. 1. Physiotherapy: It is recommended that patients reduce activities, weight bearing, acute period can use ice ice, reduce local swelling tissue vasoconstriction, reduce tissue exudate, edema, relieve pain. 72 hours later can be hot compresses to promote the absorption of edema. 2. immobilization treatment: through the patient to take X-ray film, foot MRI results, patients are advised to follow the doctor’s instructions to wear ankle pads, plaster or brace and other immobilization treatments, to reduce the stimulation of the activities on the injury, to help the patient to recover. 3. Surgery: If the patient’s condition is serious, ligament rupture or fracture occurs, it is necessary to carry out ligament repair, fracture incision and internal fixation and other surgical treatments in a timely manner, to promote the healing of the affected area, to avoid aggravation of the condition, which may lead to chronic injuries, habitual foot wounds and other symptoms. 4. medication: follow the doctor’s instructions for external use of safflower oil or Yunnan Baiyao aerosol, pain can be oral ibuprofen pain, or oral blood pain capsule to reduce swelling and pain. Patients need to go to the hospital after the broken foot, follow the doctor’s instructions to improve the relevant examination and treatment.