Ankle sprains occur frequently in daily life, and are more likely to occur when you accidentally step off the stairs or engage in sports activities. Once an ankle sprain occurs, timely diagnosis and treatment is very important, otherwise the best time for treatment will be missed. Some people tend to stand up immediately when they sprain their ankle, move their ankle, and continue walking if there is no severe pain. In fact this is very inappropriate, when an ankle injury occurs, even if there is no fracture, there are tears in the surrounding ligaments. In fact sometimes it is possible to walk even if there is no fracture. So the notion that if you can still walk after a sprain, there is not much of a problem is wrong. Sometimes, ligament injuries are more difficult to manage than fractures. Many patients miss the best time for treatment because of this. In addition, for sprained ankle wrist and other parts, some folk methods are immediately massage, with wine, safflower oil, pushing hard to apply, and even worse, immediately cupping, the results often make the injured part of the soft tissue vasodilatation, blood flow accelerated and increased exudation, intensifying the pain and swelling, some will also damage the skin, causing infection. In turn, the condition is aggravated, increasing the treatment cycle and difficulty. Therefore, once an ankle sprain occurs, the affected limb should be immobilized and elevated, and an ice pack or cold compress should be used to reduce swelling and pain. In the absence of ice, you can buy some popsicle ice-cream, smash it and put it on the injury. If the sprain is serious, you should see an orthopedic surgeon in time and take X-rays if necessary.