What to do if your child sprains his foot

Sprain is a common problem for adults. After a sprain, cold compress is needed immediately, which is very helpful in relieving foot pain. Many people will choose hot compress after spraining their foot. This is a wrong practice. Hot compress does not help at all. On the contrary, it will accelerate the swelling and pain in the sprained area. So what should a child do after spraining his foot? There are also some improvement methods for children when such a situation occurs.

What to do if a child sprains his foot:

When you find that your child has sprained his/her ankle, the first thing you should do is to comfort the child and tell him/her not to move around to avoid aggravating the injury. Then, parents should simply check the child's sprain. If the child can still stand and walk after spraining his foot, it means that the sprain is relatively mild. At this time, cold compress should be applied to the sprained area for twenty minutes. Do not apply hot compress at this moment. If you apply hot compress immediately after the injury, the local blood circulation will speed up, and the broken or incompletely broken capillaries between the tissues will expand when exposed to heat, causing more bleeding and more swelling of the injured limb.

At the same time, keep your feet elevated as much as possible to promote blood circulation and reduce ankle swelling. Don't give your child inappropriate manipulation or massage. Because in the acute phase, manipulation and massage will aggravate the bleeding. If you sprain your ankle and experience severe pain when moving it, and are unable to stand or walk, you should go to the hospital immediately for X-rays and treatment.

Following the above steps to improve a child's sprained foot is a good choice. This approach can not only make the child cooperate with the parents, but also will not cause too much pain to the child. However, if the child's foot is sprained too seriously, he must go to the hospital for examination to avoid affecting the child's foot bones. This needs attention.