Immediately after ankle ligament sprain, cold compresses and compression bandages are applied

In clinical practice, sprains of the ankle ligaments often occur, and the first thing to do after such a sprain is to tell the patient to rest in bed and elevate the affected limb. The affected area should not be massaged or rubbed to avoid aggravating bleeding and swelling. Within 24 hours of the sprain, you can apply cold compress treatment, you can wrap the ice with a towel and then place it on the injury, place it for about 8-10 minutes, then remove it and apply cold compress treatment after an interval of 3-5 minutes. After the cold compress treatment, an elastic bandage can be used to wrap around the ankle joint with the appropriate degree of elasticity. So in the clinical patient occurred after the ligament sprain, should promptly go to the hospital, the doctor according to the specific disease timely take the correct disposal, in order to relieve or cure this sprain as soon as possible.