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RICE...Rest,ice,compress,elevate. Stop what you are doing and rest. Place ice on the injury site for the first 24 hours, heat thereafter. Compress the site to minimize internal bleeding and thus, reducing swelling. Elevate the injured limb, again to minimize internal bleeding.
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Are crutches used for a sprain or a break?
Either, it depends how bad the sprain or break is.
Can you sprain your ankle then it not swell?
Yes. The amount of swelling depends on several things, such as how bad the sprain is, how strong your ankle is, whether this is your first sprain, and how fast you get ice and compression on it.
How do you sprain your ankle so bad you need crutches?
are you sexy
How long will your pinky take to heal after a sprain?
It would be two weeks before it heals and if it is a really bad sprain it wounld take three weeks.
How Long does a sprained or broken ankle usually take to heal?
It depends on the where you break or sprain a body part breaking of the leg or arm hurts more than a sprain but a sprain on an ankle wrist or fingers and toes is typically more painful than a break, Yes a break is more severe but a sprain can often cause more pain
Does a sprained ankle hurt more than a broken ankle?
Depends on the sprain or break. If it's a minor break it may be confused with a sprain (like mine was), and if it's a very bad sprain you may confuse it for a break until you get an X ray
How to sprain my ankle quickly at home in my bedroom that will be bad?
jump off the bed and land on your ankle
Can you sprain your pelvis?
Technically you can not sprain your pelvis it's self. You can sprain your hip however, this is because a sprain is located in a joint.
How can exercise be bad for the muscular system?
Sprain, Strain, Repetitive movements from a job, illness, disease, injury.
Can you sprain your thumb bone?
A sprain is soft tissue damage. You cannot sprain a bone. You can sprain your thumb, just not the bone itself.
What is past tense for sprain?
The future tense is "will sprain"
What is lumbar sprain?
A sprain of the lumbar vertebrata.
