How to treat ankle joint injury?

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The stability of ankle joint is of great significance to human motion function. However, if there is exercise, there will inevitably be trauma. A large part of ankle injury is ligament damage (about three-quarters). The main causes of ankle ligament injury are sudden rotation, varus or valgus. So let's understand how to treat ankle joint injury??

How to treat ankle joint injury?

First, strengthen the prevention of ankle sprain, mainly because the nervous system of muscle control is insufficient, unilateral lower limb balance function defects. Therefore, if we can strengthen the exercise of ankle balance ability, we can greatly reduce the occurrence of ankle sprain. Note: care should be taken when using support aids such as braces and stickers, as these will cause muscle disuse and may cause more serious injury.

Second: non drug treatment. Here is a price principle, namely protection, rest, ice, compression and elevation. Protection - refers to the brace, sticking cloth, etc. used to protect the ankle, so as to avoid long-term dependence. Rest - the ankle is resting and braking, but other joints can move. Ice (ice pack) - ice pack within 3 days after injury, 3-5 times a day, 10 minutes each time.

Third: after medication for ankle sprain, medication can relieve pain, inflammation and swelling. Non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are commonly used: Paracetamol sustained release tablets and ibuprofen are effective, and the side effects are relatively small; Celecoxib was more effective than placebo; Diclofenac sodium topical gel has also been proved to be safe and effective.

matters needing attention

After ankle injury, when the early pain and swelling symptoms are relieved, some weight-bearing training can be carried out, and the joint training at this time is very helpful for the functional recovery of prognosis. If the patient has mild ligament injury, it is recommended to carry out protective weight-bearing training for 3-4 weeks.