He turned his leg in the ankle: what to treat at home

Ankle injury is one of the most common. They account for about 25% of all calls to doctors traumatologists. Loads on the ankle when running or walking are often 6-7 times higher than our own weight. Hence the increased risk of injury. If I twisted my leg, what and how to treat this damage at home? Let's try to figure it out.

Causes and symptoms

To turn your leg,be an athlete. An ordinary person can earn an ankle injury literally from scratch, stumbling, stumbling, tucked his foot or just stepped awkwardly. Especially worth noting representatives of the weaker sex, who adore high heels. The rule here is simple - the higher the heel - the more likely it is to be injured.

How do you know if you have jerked your leg and hurt your joint? The first symptoms are joint pain, it is painful to attack, an ankle is swollen or a bone is swollen. At the first symptoms( especially the swelling of the ankles), contact the nearest hospital and take a picture.

Please note! Untimely( early) removal of gypsum with this damage can lead to the formation of a habitual dislocation of the ankle.

First aid for ankle injury

Timely first aid is the key to successful treatment of trauma.

In case of an ankle injury, it is necessary: ​​

• to release the injured limb from shoes and socks;
• provide a leg full of peace;
• put under the place of injury folded in several layers of cloth;
• fasten the leg with an improvised stand so that it is above the level of the heart, in order to reduce the flow of blood;
• attach ice to the place of injury( if it is not near at hand, the piece of meat from the freezer, or, in extreme cases, a cloth moistened with cold water) will perfectly handle it.
• if the leg is tucked in the foot, then the foot and shin should be bandaged with an elastic bandage( it should be tightened, but so that the pain in the leg does not increase);
• take some kind of analgesic if pain does not rest.

If the trauma has caught you in the park or during a trip to the forest - you will have to get out of the situation with the help of improvised means. For example, as a bandage for the rewind of a foot scarf, you can break a handkerchief. If the injury is serious and the leg hurts, it is necessary to put a tire in the role of which any suitable branch of the tree can perform. As a fastening material again, use a scarf, or even shoelaces from sneakers. Try to find some pole or rod, which you can rely on while walking. Remember that your main task is to get to a crowded place faster, which means that you have to move somehow.

Than to treat an ankle injury at home

You already know what to do if your ankle and ankles are twisted and how to give first aid. Now it's time to talk about treatment at home.

Baths with sea salt

You will need: sea salt, water, basin, terry towel, aromatic oils. Take 2 liters of warm water and a basin, which is comfortable to place your feet. Dissolve in water 4 tbsp.l.sea ​​salt. The greatest effect is achieved when adding mint oil, eucalyptus, pine or spruce.

Compresses

For making compresses, you can use vodka, tansy flowers, ginger root, green tea, mountain arnica.

Vodka Compress

One of the easiest home recipes. To make it, you need to moisten the gauze in vodka and apply it to a sore spot, then cover it with a plastic bag or waxed paper, on top of this, lay a layer of cotton wool and bandage it. Change the compress every 6-8 hours. It will help quickly, within 2 days, to get rid of the swelling on the leg.

Compress of milk

It is done similarly. Use only warm( but not hot) milk. And the product must be natural

Compress from tansy flowers

3 tbsp. Spoon the color of tansy pour 0.5 liters of boiling water. Insist 25-30 minutes, wrapped in a towel. Another hot mixture is applied to the cheesecloth and place the injury in place as a warming agent.

Compress from ginger root

A small amount of ginger grate and squeeze through into gauze in a container, add 5 tbsp.spoons of very hot water( but not boiling water, since the useful properties of the plant will decrease).Cook the dishes on low heat for about 5 minutes. Then moisten the towel and apply to the sore spot. After the fabric has cooled down, repeat the procedure.

Ginger improves blood circulation and eliminates toxic substances from the body.

Compress from arnica mountain

4 teaspoons of the plant mixed with 1 liter of hot water and let it brew for about 10 minutes.

Compress from green tea

Leave the leaves and pour boiling water for 15-20 minutes. The thick of the tea leaves should be applied to the place of injury in a warm state. Green tea relieves pain and reduces swelling.

The ankle has turned upside down, what to do - the grass

will help. The infusion of the calendula flowers

If the sprain is dislocated, this tool can:

1. 40 g of crushed marigold flowers pour a glass of sunflower and keep in a cool cool place for a week. Then strain through cheesecloth.
2. Rub the site of the dislocation 3-4 times a day until the pain passes.

Infusion from comfrey

0.5 liters of cold water mixed with 3 liters of comfrey roots and keep on low heat for about 30 minutes, making sure that the liquid does not boil. Then let stand 4 hours and strain. Use for compresses on a sick leg, will help to quickly cure the ankle.

Infusion of nine-

The root of the plant must be finely chopped and poured with boiling water, based on 250 mg of liquid for three tablespoons of the crushed product, after twenty minutes the resulting infusion can be used as a therapeutic lotion.

Infusion of St. John's Wort and Wheat Germs

Necessary: ​​

• 1 tbsp.spoonful of St. John's wort;
• 1 tbsp.a spoon of crushed fresh wheat germ;
• 2 tbsp.tablespoons of butter.

All ingredients should be placed in a small container and kept in a water bath for 20 minutes. Then wait 1 minute and remove the top fraction from the composition - this will be the medicine. It should be stored in a cool place( it is possible in the refrigerator), before use, preheat in a water bath for several minutes and add a few drops of thuya. The resulting ointment is applied to the injured joint.

Infusion of marjoram

1-2 teaspoons of plants pour a glass of boiling water and leave for 20 minutes. You can drink with the addition of sugar like tea 2 times a day. The course lasts 3 weeks.

Also in the treatment of sprains and dislocations you can use ordinary vegetables.

Cabbage

Its leaves remarkably relieve pain and swelling. If the injured leg is very noisy, attach a cabbage leaf at night to the injury site.

Potatoes

Rub the vegetable on a grater and put the resulting mass in the area of ​​the injury, in the morning, rinse with warm water.

Bulb onion

A mixture of onion gruel with the addition of salt is a wonderful remedy that removes liquid from the edema - apply the mixture on the cloth and apply to the sore spot for an hour and a half, then rinse with warm water.

Garlic

Scrub several garlic cloves and mix with apple cider vinegar, let it brew for a few days. The received remedy well helps with bruises and dislocations.

You can also help:

1. Sponge Bodywax - it has excellent anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties, it perfectly helps with bruising and swelling( you can get it in a pharmacy).
2. Rock salt( stir in half a tablespoon of salt and 0.5 cup of 9 percent vinegar, moisten with this solution a piece of cloth and place on the patient).This folk remedy has good analgesic properties and well removes the tumor.

Medication - ointments

You can use all sorts of pharmacy ointments with anti-inflammatory action( Fastum gel, Finalgon, Nikoflex and others).They help improve blood circulation, relieve pain and swelling. To apply to the damaged site, they must be carefully, in a thin layer, rubed with slow, cautious movements.

The main rule of home treatment for the ankle is as follows: the damaged joint should be at rest and it must be heated! Compliance with these two principles guarantees optimal recovery times for damaged tissues.

Warning! If after a few days, despite all the procedures, puffiness and bruising continues to grow, and the pain intensifies - immediately consult a doctor!

The child twisted his leg, what to do

As a rule, children are more prone to various injuries and bruises. Therefore, parents should always know what to do if the child has twisted the leg.

1. Do not panic! Your actions should be clear and understandable.
2. Take the child in your arms and calm him if possible.
3. Inspect the leg if the ankle or bone is swollen, contact the hospital immediately and take a picture.
4. Strictly observe all prescriptions of the doctor.
5. Use for treatment of both medicinal ointments and traditional medicine.

Rehabilitation - how long will the

hurt The recovery period of an ankle after an injury can reach several weeks. To accelerate the rehabilitation process, you can advise:

1. Every day to do a bath with sea salt or coniferous broth.
2. Twice a day( morning and evening) massage yourself: with gentle gentle movements rub, knead, tingle and tap soft tissue in the area of ​​the former injury. This procedure will not take you more than 15 minutes, but it will improve blood circulation, and speed up the restoration of damaged vessels. Of course, if ideally, it does not hurt the help of an experienced massage specialist, but it costs money and sometimes considerable.
3. Try to do special exercises every day to restore the damaged joint.
4. A good restorative procedure can be daily walks barefoot on a sandy or pebble beach.

Summing up, it is worth noting that before starting treatment at home, do not be lazy to contact a professional doctor who will give you an accurate diagnosis. It is possible that the usual dislocation in appearance will prove to be a fracture.