Symptoms of ligament injury

summary

The ligament is a kind of connective tissue cord that connects the bone blocks, which is closely parallel with the elastic fibers. After ligament injury, local swelling, pain, tenderness, subcutaneous hemorrhage can be seen in the cyanotic area. It is very important to deal with ligament sprain early. If it turns into chronic disease due to improper treatment or misdiagnosis, dysfunction may be left and it is easy to be injured again later. Symptoms of ligament injury? Let's talk about it

Symptoms of ligament injury

1. Ligament rupture: in general, it is because of the action beyond the range of joint activity, which leads to the tear or complete rupture of the related ligament due to passive traction. Ligament rupture is often accompanied by sprain and fracture.

2. Ligament sprain: ligament sprain refers to the injury of soft tissues (such as muscles, tendons, ligaments, blood vessels, etc.) in the joints or body parts of the limbs, without fracture, dislocation, skin damage, etc. The main clinical manifestations were pain and swelling in the injured area and limited joint movement, which mostly occurred in waist, ankle, knee, shoulder, wrist, elbow and hip.

3. Ligament contusion: generally because in the activity, make the action beyond the range of joint activity, ligament damage is not serious, there will be swelling. Joint ligament sprain, local swelling, pain, tenderness, subcutaneous bleeding can be seen cyanotic area. It is very important to deal with ligament sprain early.

matters needing attention

Stop exercising immediately and don't let the injured joint bear any more weight. Ice or other cold compresses can help reduce pain and swelling, because lowering the temperature can reduce blood circulation. Cold compress 15 to 20 minutes at a time, three to four times a day.