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How to maintain a sprained foot?
Rest: Rest can help the recovery of injured tissues, reduce inflammation and swelling, and avoid further trauma.

Ice compress: Ice compress can diminish inflammation, reduce swelling and relieve pain. This method is usually used when you wake up within a few days after an injury. Please be careful that the ice cream should not directly contact the skin to avoid frostbite, and rest after each ice cream 15 minutes. The more times this method is alternated, the better.

Compression: Use elastic bandage to prevent swelling from worsening. Tie the bandage tightly on the joint to eliminate the space for bleeding or fluid accumulation, but remember not to tie it too tightly, otherwise it will easily lead to discomfort in the new village or joint.

Lifting: Keeping the joint pad high (higher than the heart) can accelerate the flow of body fluids from the joint back to the heart, which is due to the principle of liquid under the action of gravity (that is, water flows downward).

After treatment and short-term (one or two days) joint fixation, joint extension and intensive exercise can begin in a few days, but usually after acute swelling and pain are relieved, once the foot is fixed with a supporting sheath or sports tape, the injured person can resume daily activities. In the United States, college or professional players can go to back in the game in one week on average by this method. The treatment of severe torsion requires a long recovery time and must be fixed around with plaster or splint. After removing the plaster, the patient must recover to the pre-injury state through active stretching and strenuous exercise.