Usually there is no quick way to eliminate the swelling and pain. Patients can relieve the symptoms through general treatment, medication, physical therapy, surgery, etc., depending on the cause of the disease.
1. General treatment: If the swelling and pain is caused by the formation of closed wounds by impact or sprain, within 24 hours after the injury, cold towels and ice can be used to reduce the symptoms of local tissue swelling and pain, and hot compresses can be applied after 24 hours to promote blood circulation and relieve the symptoms.
2. Medication: patients can take medicines to activate blood circulation and remove blood stasis as prescribed by doctors, such as Shujiwei blood circulation tablets, Mai Zhi Ling tablets, etc., and can also use local topical medicines to reduce swelling, such as Yunnan Baiyao aerosol, safflower oil, etc.; to reduce the symptoms of local swelling and pain, and if there are skin lesions and infections, antibiotics such as Roxithromycin, Levofloxacin and other anti-infective treatments can be taken as prescribed by doctors.
3. Physiotherapy: If the local swelling and pain is caused by sprain or bruise, after the 3rd-4th day, physiotherapy can be carried out through local warm therapy, radiofrequency ablation therapy, infrared irradiation, etc., and local massage can be carried out appropriately to alleviate the symptoms.
4. Surgery: If the swelling and pain is caused by local abscess and is more serious, incision and drainage can be carried out through surgery to remove the necrotic tissue and pus in the wound to relieve the swelling and pain symptoms.
It is recommended that patients strictly follow the doctor’s instructions for medication, actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment, pay attention to the protection of the affected limbs in life, avoid pressure or squeeze the swollen parts, and pay attention to the observation of the affected area, if the symptoms continue to worsen should be timely medical consultation and treatment.