How Do You Treat Ankle Pain From Strains And Sprains?
Ankle sprains and strains can be very painful. A few easy steps will help ease your pain and get you on the road to recovery. Step 1 Sit down! Take your weight off the injured ankle as soon as possible. The longer you walk on it without treatment, the worse it will get. Step 2 Prop your ankle up on a pillow. The elevation will help blood flow and keep the swelling down. Step 3 Take some Aleve or ibuprofen. This will help manage pain, reduce inflammation and also keep the swelling down. Step 4 Use your icepack, in cycles of 20 minutes on, 20 minutes off for the first hour or to. This will reduce pain, inflammation, stop swelling, and keep the bruising to a minimum. Step 5 Continue to use your ice pack for 20 minutes every hour for the first 24 hours. Step 6 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep6 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/5266085/wrap_Full.jpg’); }); When you need to walk use an ankle brace. I recommend getting one
