what is the best way to take care of a sprained ankle?

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Cold first: Use ice bags wrapped in a light towel (like a dish towel) to reduce pain and inflammation. Keep that up for 24 to 48 hours after the injury. Then elevate the ankle (above your heart when you are lying down) and immobalize it in a splint or air-cast.

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stay off your feet!!

Yah stay off it and ice it for maybe hour intervals a couple times a day

I have always had weak ankles so I would wrap them and keep them in the air for a few days

Ice it, wrap it with an ace bandage and keep it elevated.

Rest
Ice
Compression
Elevation

go to the doctor

stay off of it

Support it by wrapping it, ice it, elevate it, take ibuprofen to help with the swelling. Call a doctor if it's unbearable.

Ice it, immobilize it (with a bandage wrap or something), and elevate it until the swelling goes down around the damaged ligaments. (A sprain is tearing or other damage to ligaments and/or tendons.) When the swelling has subsided, keep the area immobilized as much as possible, as this will permit the ligaments to heal.

RICE. Rest, Ice, ?, Elevation.
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pe class in high skool.

i think u should stay off ur feet.use a brace.and add ice.(if swollen)
sitting all day can give u time to watch tv !

elevate the foot, keep ice on it and DO NOT WALK ON IT.

stay off of it

I sprained my foot alot before lol.sorry I know the discomfort . I would soak my foot in cold water while watching tv just before I went to bet . During the day I had purchased fron the drug store a tensor band for ankles . This kept enough pressure on it during the day that was needed and allows you to wear your shoes with it as well instead of raping it with something bulky .

keep it elevated up and soak it in warm salt water. my opion?

You should get a tenser bandage. Keep it wrapped as much as possible. Ice: 15 min on, 15 min off. Should use an ice pack or wrap up the ice so that it is not directly on the skin.

I sprained my ankle a few months ago and my dad teaches first-aid/CPR. They HURT don't they!

Oh, and to the RICE guy, Rest Ice Compression (tensor bandage) and Elevation.

red dirt and vinegar. it works, I used to sprain my ankle alot when I was a teenager and my mom used to make mud by combining red dirt and vinegar. It stinks but it takes the soreness out of your ankle.

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