Dislocation of the ankle in popularity give wayonly lumbar pains. The lower extremities experience a heavy load, therefore they are injured very often. It happens like this: twisted leg, swollen ankle. What to do, what to treat? About this and talk.
Causes of injury
The main causes of injury:
- joint overload;
- excess weight;
- sudden movement, fall, blow;
- uncomfortable shoes;
- circulatory disorders.
Some people believe that injuries appear inthose who lead an active lifestyle, therefore, try to take care of themselves and do not play sports. Given the peculiarity of the structure of the lower extremities, limiting the load leads to weakening of the muscles, reduction of ligaments, and impaired blood flow. With atrophied muscles and short ligaments, body weight is transferred to the bones, the joints experience an overload. In addition to protecting the bone tissue and providing the function of movement, the muscles affect the blood circulation - by contracting, they drive blood to the heart. To reduce the need to load, otherwise the blood stagnates, vascular diseases develop (varicose veins, thrombosis, varicocele).
Therefore, any household push, fall, jump,blow lead to dislocation. When the joint is dislocated, it leaves the usual position, the ligaments stretch due to the breakdown of microfibers, sometimes an extensive break occurs.
What to do when you dislocate
In the first minutes of dislocation, a person may not feel the pain, the joint has gone out, then it has become fixed and there is just a feeling of awkwardness.
When I sprained my leg, my ankle was swollen - whatdo? If the ligaments are good, elastic, then surely the gap will be minimal. As an aid, it is sufficient to reduce the load, take off your shoes, and give the foot a rest. If possible, attach ice. In case of a small edema, the ankle should be fixed with an elastic bandage. In no case should the joint be heated, otherwise inflammation will begin, pain will appear and more serious treatment will be required. The joint is restored within 2-4 days. At this time, gels with a cooling effect are applied to the injured area.
Serious damage
But there are more serious damage, then there are several symptoms:
- pain when resting on a sore leg;
- pain when flexing the leg;
- joint stiffness - the foot does not turn or is difficult to turn;
- pain when touching the ankle;
- ankle swelling;
- hematoma;
- sometimes the temperature rises.
If it happened that the leg sprained, swollenstrongly ankle, what to do, you need to know in advance. Immediately you should help yourself: sit down, take off your shoes, lift your leg. Just do not bend at the knee - the blood should circulate freely. Know that the time you spend on repairing damaged ligaments depends on the actions on the first day.
What is forbidden to do after injury
Unfortunately, sprained foot, swollen ankle. What can be done, and what is absolutely impossible? In this case it is forbidden:
- To pull, prick, beat and sharply pull the foot intrying to put the joint in place. Small dislocations become major injuries when home chiropractors try to help: they twist the foot, pull, pull. As a result, the number of broken fibers increases, the vessels supplying the joint are destroyed, tendons are broken, cartilages are broken, and cracks appear. As a rule, after the dislocation, the joint independently stands in place, therefore, it is not necessary to correct the position.
- Apply a heating pad, take hot baths,go to the sauna, make compresses in the first two days. During an injury, the blood vessels are destroyed along with the ligaments. The liquid part of the blood spreads, edema and hematoma appear. The first 48 hours there is a process of restoring blood circulation in the tissues. If you heat the foot, the vessels will not be able to recover - the edema will grow, inflammation will spread to a more extensive area.
- Fix foot inelastic bandage. If you fix the foot with materials that do not allow the muscles to contract, they transfer the vessels, the healing process will take a long time with complications.
- Do not make a diagnosis. What you call dislocation may be a closed fracture. Therefore, contact the emergency room for diagnosis and treatment recommendations.
Actions in the first two days after injury
Twisted leg, swollen ankle - what can be done at home?
- Take off your shoes, lift your foot. Do not bend the knee.
- Apply ice to the joint area. Ice should be put in a bag and wrapped in a towel so that the foot is not cold. The task is to cool, not freeze.
- If it is very painful, take an analgesic. If you feel that the temperature rises, take antipyretic.
- Drink weak green tea. Green tea copes with inflammation, has an anesthetic and distracting effect.
- Apply an ointment, gel or cream to relieve swelling and pain.
- Secure the foot with an elastic bandage. If there is no bandage, you can temporarily fix the foot, wearing a few pairs of socks.
- Consult a doctor. You need to take a picture to eliminate the presence of cracks, tears and fractures. The doctor will recommend drugs and actions with which the treatment will be faster.
Drugs available at the pharmacy
A trouble happened:sprained foot, swollen ankle - what can be done? Natural remedies, of course, can be treated, but it is better to consult a doctor anyway. According to his recommendations, you can purchase some tools that will help reduce inflammation, swelling and anesthesia:
- nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs that reduce swelling, relieve inflammation and pain: "Ketonal", "Fastum-gel", "Naphtalgin", "Diclofenac";
- coolants based on menthol, camphor: "Bengin", "Troxevasin", "Menthol ointment";
- to improve blood circulation, relieve inflammation, speed up regeneration processes and prevent blood clots: Heparin, Lioton.
При обращении в травмпункт пациентам с вывихом often advised to impose a plaster. Gypsum captures the ankle, eliminates the possibility of additional injury. Some doctors believe that gypsum is necessary, while others say that it is possible to dispense with a bandage during dislocation, because the development of joint mobility in a cast is impossible. A few weeks in a cast have a bad effect on muscles, ligaments and blood vessels.
Restore working capacity
She twisted her leg, swollen ankle.What to do, how to recover from injury? After 2-3 days, swelling subsides, the pain becomes less. Now you can do hot compresses, physiotherapy.
It is very useful to apply warming ointments onsnake or bee venom. These ointments have a high penetrating ability, dilate blood vessels, improve blood circulation and blood supply: “Apizatron”, “Viprosal”, “Virapin”. Alternatively, ointments based on herbal ingredients will be useful: "Kapsikam", "Elakur".
It is necessary to return the mobility of the joint,begin to train, develop ligaments, performing joint development exercises. Exercises should be performed daily, sitting on a chair, at a slow pace, without sudden movements.
- Pull the sock on yourself, and then from yourself for 1-2 minutes.
- Put your heels together and your socks apart.Tear heels off the floor and rest on the floor for a minute. Perform this exercise by putting the heels and socks together, and also putting the socks together, and the heels apart.
- After doing the exercises, sit on the floor,straighten your legs at the knees and pull the socks towards you so that you feel how your calf muscles and hamstring stretch (should be unpleasant). Keep your back straight. Perform the exercise three sets of 30 seconds.
She twisted her leg, swollen ankle.What to do? The main thing is not to panic! It is, of course, difficult to restore the damaged joint, in some cases the process takes several months. But the success of treatment depends on the patient. Compliance with the recommendations of the doctor, the use of ointments, physiotherapy, exercises to improve the elasticity of the ligaments and strengthen the muscles quickly return the joint to normal.
