How to know if you're wrist or ankle is sprained?!


Question: How to know if you're wrist or ankle is sprained.?
Answers:
If it is swollen, and hurts if you move it in a certain way. It usually happens after you have stepped wong or fell against it and bet it wrong. Its when your joint tissue tears.
remember, RICE
Rest- dont move it
Ice- reduces swelling
Compression- also reduces swelling
Elevation- and also reduces swelling. Health Question & Answer

Recognizing the signs of a sprained ankle can shorten your recovery time and decrease further ankle damage.

Get off your feet as soon as you have injured your ankle.
Step2Remove your shoe and sock. You don't want to constrict a freshly injured ankle. Your body's natural response to a sprain is to flood the area with blood and lymph fluids.
Step3Check your ankle for pain by gently rotating your foot. If you are experiencing mild pain, you probably have a mild sprain. Ankle pain that is moderate to severe indicates a sprain that is more serious, or the ankle is broken.
Step4Realize that severe sprains are sometimes so painful that you can't bear to set your foot down on the ground.
Step5Look for swelling around the ankle. The swelling may extend down to your foot or up your calf.
Step6Feel for heat around the anklebone. A warmer-than-normal ankle is a sign of a sprain. A hot ankle suggests a broken bone.
Step7Check for bruising around the anklebone. Bruising is caused by blood collecting underneath the skin. Bleeding under the skin will make your ankle appear discolored within 12 to 24 hours after the injury.
Step8Call your doctor or visit your local emergency room if you are having moderate-to-severe ankle pain or massive swelling.
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Tips & Warnings
If you feel you have a mild-to-moderate ankle sprain, rest is the key to early recovery. Stay off your ankle as much as possible, keep your leg elevated to the level of your chest, and apply ice four times a day, 20 to 30 minutes each time.

X-raying the ankle is the only sure way to rule out an ankle fracture.

Never apply heat to a fresh sprain. Putting heat on a sprain causes the blood vessels to enlarge (dilate). Dilated blood vessels bring more blood to the injured ankle and only increase swelling and aggravate tenderness.

Never try to "walk off" an ankle injury. A mildly sprained ankle can rupture ankle ligaments if it is not properly rested.

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