Many people sprain their ankles, which often happens. Once ankle sprain happens, it will also cause trauma and seriously affect health. Everyone needs to pay attention to this situation, and also pay attention to correct treatment to avoid misunderstanding and affect their health. So, what are the misunderstandings after ankle sprain?

Myth 1: When you sprain your ankle, you should immediately apply hot compress. When ankle sprains, fractures or dislocations occur, do not apply hot compress immediately, because hot compress will accelerate blood flow, which will lead to swelling of soft tissues, compression of nerves and deepening pain.

The correct way: once the ankle is sprained, it should be immediately cold-compressed (preferably ice and water). You can wrap an ice pack with a towel and apply it to the injured surface, which can play a good role in preventing excessive swelling of local tissues and relieving pain. In the absence of ice, you can buy some popsicle ice cream, mash it and apply it to the wound, and see a doctor as soon as possible.

Myth 2: When rubbing sprained ankles, ankles and wrists with ginger and wine, some folk methods are massage with the palm of your hand, or rubbing with ginger and wine. These methods will promote vasodilation of injured soft tissues, accelerate blood flow and increase exudation, and aggravate local swelling and pain.

The correct way: once a sprain occurs, the injured part should be raised and fixed, and cold compress should be carried out to reduce swelling and relieve pain. At the same time, consult a professional doctor as soon as possible.

Myth 3: wrapping a sprained ankle with a soft bandage can't play a powerful role in pressure dressing, reducing bleeding and fixing the ankle.

The correct way: at this time, plaster or splint should be applied in time, and surgery should be performed if necessary. Many people choose to endure in the early stage, which is not desirable. It may drag the injury into a chronic disease, affect the functional recovery, and even leave some disabilities.

After reaching the ankle, you can't treat it blindly, but also pay attention to the conditioning method, cold compress to avoid severe pain, and find a professional doctor to treat it, which can be fixed with splint to avoid pain. There are many harmful consequences after sprain. In order to effectively restore healthy function, we need to pay attention to rest and not blindly exercise.