How can I sprain my foot?

Ankle sprain is the highest incidence of sports injuries, occurring mostly when the body loses its center of gravity, steps on someone else's foot when landing or trips over the foot. When sprained, localized joint swelling and pain will occur, and even cause fractures in severe cases. I. To deal with it, first use an elastic bandage to fix the ankle joint, apply ice on the injured area externally, and fix the ice pack and ankle joint with a bandage. Second, after a few minutes of fixation (about 3-5 minutes), the bandage can be removed, at this time the swelling of the injured part is not yet obvious, muscle spasm is also light, you can first carry out a simple examination. The purpose of the examination is to determine whether there is a possible fracture or dislocation, the degree of ligament damage, in order to determine the next step in the treatment method. (1) Pay attention to the location of pain and pressure points, the degree of swelling, and whether the joint is deformed. (2) Inversion and exversion test: Turn the ankle joint inward to check the degree of damage to the lateral ligament (when the foot is turned inward, whether the range of motion of the lateral ankle joint becomes larger or looser). Then turn the ankle joint outward to check the degree of medial ligament injury. (3) Anterior drawer test: hold the upper end of the ankle with one hand and push it backward, while holding the heel with the other hand and pulling it forward to check whether the range of motion becomes larger (compare with the uninjured side). (4) If the sprain is only mild, continue to apply ice and compression bandage, elevate the affected limb. For more severe sprains, send the patient to a doctor].