How to deal with Ankle injury?



 Ankle injury is quite common and it happens with simple twisting injury to road traffic accident.we will going to discuss about how to deal with twisting ankle injuries.

Twisting injury will cause simple sprain of ligament or fracture ; one should consult orthopedic surgeon to rule out and properly diagnose ankle injuries. 

Till then home remedy will help 

The remedy of ankle sprain is 

R - Rest

I - Ice Pack

C -compression (crepe bandage)

E- Elevation 

One can easily avoid swelling by these measures and get rid of immediate pain and also prevent further Injury. 

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