Ankle sprain is the most common sports injury. Most of the reasons are that the body loses its center of gravity, and it appears when stepping on someone else's feet when landing or when the feet are tripped. When spraining, local joint swelling and pain will occur, and even fracture will occur in severe cases.

First, fix the ankle joint with elastic bandage, apply ice to the wound, and then fix the ice pack and ankle joint with bandage.

Second, after a few minutes of fixation (about 3-5 minutes), you can take off the bandage first. At this time, the swelling of the injured part is not obvious, and the muscle spasm is also light. You can do a simple inspection first.

Third, the purpose of the examination is mainly to determine the possibility of fracture or dislocation and the degree of ligament injury, so as to determine the next treatment.

Fourth, the inspection method:

(1) Pay attention to the location of pain and tenderness points, the degree of swelling, and whether the joints are deformed.

(2) Eversion and eversion test: Turn the ankle inside out and check the degree of lateral ligament damage (whether the lateral range of motion of the ankle becomes larger or looser when everting). Then evert the ankle joint and check the injury degree of the medial ligament.

(3) Front drawer test: Hold the upper end of ankle joint with one hand and push it backward, and hold the heel with the other hand and pull it forward to check whether the range of motion becomes larger (compared with the healthy side).

(4) If it is only a slight sprain, you can continue to apply ice and pressure to raise the affected limb. If it is a serious sprain, it should be sent to hospital for treatment.