How to treat a foot injury in the home

A bruised leg is a common thing for each of us. You probably got such injuries during sports, active work at work or simply doing domestic chores. And certainly everyone had to endure the unbearable pain of hitting his feet on furniture.

In winter, the probability of getting a bruise doubles due to ice. Also, you can get strong bruises of different parts of your legs during an ordinary ski trip or ice skating.

Such a trauma can have dangerous consequences, so how to cure a foot injury at home, read on.

Symptoms of a leg injury

Medically,bruise - damage to soft tissues and / or organs and muscles without compromising the integrity of their structure. It has a closed character.

Symptoms of this trauma, which many unreasonably consider easy, are different, depending on the degree of tissue damage.

The main symptoms are:

1. Pain of a different nature, usually aching.
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2. Swelling of the affected area.
3. Sensation of pulsation of the bruised area.
4. Hematoma (bruise).

Similar symptoms have a fracture of the bone, and therefore it is necessary to determine that the resulting injury is a bruise:

• In contrast to the injury, with a fracture of the leg there is always a violation of mobility. When you try to move a limb, there is a lot of pain. It is not possible to make an emphasis on the foot at all. The increase in the amplitude of extension of the joint also indicates its fracture.
• In the place of the proposed fracture, there is a hollow or, vice versa, a ledge. It is formed due to the displacement of bones and muscle tissue.
• The injured area produces a specific crunch that occurs due to the friction of the broken bone sites against each other.

First aid for foot injuries

If you determine that there is no fracture, first aid should be given to the victim.All that you can do with bruises at home is to ease the pain.

The order of the actions is arranged in the required sequence:

1. To seat, and it is better to lay the person, having provided the damaged limb full immovability irrespective of localization of a trauma.
2. The limb is better to bend so that all muscles are relaxed. It is advisable to put a pillow or a twisted blanket under your foot so that the limb slightly rises above the body.
3. Make a cold compress of the bruised place: use ice, water, frozen foods or drinks. This will allow to narrow the capillaries and other vessels, as a result of which the pressure on the affected area will subside. The duration of such a compress should not exceed 15 minutes. Half an hour later the procedure is repeated.
4. If the pain is severe, you can take an analgesic pill, analgin, pentalgin, ketoral will do. But for this, you first need to make sure that the victim does not fracture!
5. After removing the cold compress it is necessary to apply a bandage. Use elastic bandages and make sure that there are no blue spots and numbness of the affected areas - do not squeeze the vessels. This bandage will firmly hold the ligaments and muscles in a fixed position and will not give rise to a hemorrhage and swelling.

Treatment of foot injury

Treatment of a foot injury is also possible at home.

In the first dayafter receiving the injury, ointments and gels of cooling action are used. They all have camphor, menthol and other essential oils.

Pharmacies offer a wide range of such drugs: efkamon, reparil, menovazin, gevkamen. If none of the above in the home medicine cabinet has been found, you can use a regular body sponge in tubes (gel), containing extracts of chamomile, chestnut and various essential oils.

Similar ointments are applied a thin layer several times a day on a dry surface that does not have open skin lesions.

On the second dayapply warming compresses on alcohol or warming ointments, such as fastum gel, finalgon, balm "Golden Star etc. Place the application of the drug covered with a warm cloth and hard to fix. In the absence of such drugs, the usual iodine mesh and Vishnevsky ointment are used.

On the third dayIt is possible to use anti-inflammatory gels: troxevasin, voltaren, capsicum.

Traditional methods of treatment

To treat the bruise of the foot with the help of folk remedies can be as follows:

• A wide spread in the treatment of bruises of different genesis hasbodiag. Dry powder is sold in every pharmacy. Pour the contents of the sachet into a bowl, dilute with water until the condition of thick mush. Apply evenly to the bruised area and leave to dry completely. In especially sensitive people, redness may appear, and a strong tingling sensation is also possible.
• Slices of raw potatoes.Potatoes are pre-washed, peeled and cut into slices. Apply to injury. For convenience slices can be wrapped with a bandage - this will securely fix them in a fixed position on the site of the injury. But do not overdo it, do not pull it hard. The duration of such a compress is 15-20 minutes.
• A pack of onions.One onion is crushed to the state of gruel and applied to the affected area. For convenience, it is wrapped with gauze. Remove the bandage after 20-30 minutes.
• Potato broth.Instead of raw potatoes, you can use the remaining liquid after cooking. To provide therapeutic effect, the liquid must be warm. A dense bandage is moistened in it and applied to the bruise. It is also good to cover it with a warm cloth or polyethylene.
• Plantain.The large leaves of the plantain should be slightly scratched with a knife so that the juice begins to stand out. Leaves are applied to the bruised area 2-3 times a day. This procedure speeds up the process of resorption of the hematoma.
• Suitable for the treatment of bruises andwormwood(do not mix it with common wormwood). From the stem soft grass is cut, which is then triturated to a mushy consistency and applied to the affected area. A fixing bandage is applied over it. Hold the compress for 2-3 hours, periodically moistening it with water.
• Foot baths with sea salt or essential oil of wormwood.If the location of the injury does not allow you to do the procedure on the affected area, you can take a bath for the whole body. Oils require little - 3-6 drops. The duration of the procedure is no more than half an hour.

Complications with contusion

Well, if you managed to cure a bruise at home.

However, it may be that the victim can not properly assess the severity and extent of the injury and therefore choose the appropriate treatment.

In such cases, the following complications may develop:

1. If the shin is bruised from the front, where the tibia is tightly adherent to the tissue, necrosis may develop.
2. A particularly severe blow can provoke a crack in the bone, which is difficult to diagnose.
3. Large and deep-seated hematomas can start to fester.
4. Joint bruises often lead to arthrosis. In addition, fluid can begin to accumulate in the joint. It is only removed through a puncture.
5. It is also possible to develop bursitis, and in the presence of mechanical damage to the wound can get an infection.

In spite of the fact that some people do not consider a bruise as a trauma, it is necessary to consult a doctor after receiving such damage. Only a specialist is able to assess your condition sensibly. Do not expose yourself to danger.