What to do if you sprain your foot during pregnancy

After a pregnant woman sprained foot, it is best to use simple treatment, do not use drugs, specifically can be divided into the following methods: first, the affected limb elevated, while the affected limb for local braking, you can use ankle brace or short-term use of elastic bandage, can make the swelling, pain symptoms gradually reduced, generally need to elevate 3-5 days. Second, local cold compress treatment, within 72 hours if the swelling is obvious, should use continuous ice treatment, through the ice can eliminate local swelling, relieve pain, but can not use ice during sleep to avoid frostbite. 72 hours later can be changed to local hot compress treatment, accelerate blood circulation, promote symptom relief. After the above treatment, the sprained part of the pregnant woman will gradually recover.