ouchie ankle!

[aralli]

The Housemate has a swollen, painful ankle that is hot to the touch and won't bear weight. We are going with RICE for now, and if there is no improvement when I get home from work I'll take her to the doctor's. Until then - any suggestions? Any advice on use of a bandage? She has one wrapped around the ankle right now to prevent her from accidentally turning it and hurting, but neither of us have expertise in how to treat a sprained ankle.

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[helbling.livejournal.com]

Been a while since I had onie, so someone out there might have more recent info than I which will overwrite this, but primarily, elevate and if there's any swelling, apply something cold to try and keep it down. Whether you should be using a bandage to also keep the swelling down/constrict the joint is something that science seems to wibble over, and I can't remember what the most recent piece of advice has been, unfortunately :(