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Raise the injured part so it's higher than ones' heart. This can be done by propping it up on pillows. This also helps to prevent or reduce swelling.
Approximately 24 hours after the injury one should use warm compresses or a heating pad in order to soothe any aching muscles. They should take any pain medications that have been ordered by the doctor. It takes a strain about one week in order to heal. A bad sprain may take up to three or four weeks to heal and sometimes even longer. While a strain or sprain heals, it is important for a person to take it easy and avoid doing things that could cause another injury. If one has visited the doctor for their injury, they may have a follow-up visit in order to make sure everything is healing the right way (Durani, 2007).
The body was designed to have movement. Muscles are what allow this to happen by contracting and making joints flex, extend and rotate. Muscles are attached to each side of the joint to bone by thick bands of tough tissue called tendons. When a muscle contracts, it shortens in size and pulls on the tendon. This permits the joint to go through a collection of motions (Sprains and Strains, 2010).
Sprains and strains take place when the body is placed under stress. In these circumstances, muscles and joints are required to perform movements for which they are not prepared or intended to perform. An injury can occur from a single stressful incident, or it may gradually happen after many recurrences of a motion. The doctor may need to take x-rays or perform other tests. X-rays only illustrate bones and not the soft tissues, such as the muscles, tendons, and ligaments. Injuries that occur to knees, ankles, and the lower back, are...
This means that the hope is for the injury to completely heal. The amount of time that is needed for recovery depends on the severity of the injury. It may take only a couple of days for a slight sprain to heal, or it may take months for an injury to heal that may even have to be operated on. Perhaps the most important therapy for all injuries is rehabilitation. This may be in the form of a home exercise program that the doctor puts together, or it may consist of a formal physical therapy program. One should have a good understanding of what their treatment program is before leaving the office or hospital (Sprains and Strains, 2010).
References
Durani, Yamini. (2007). What Are Strains and Sprains? Retrieved May 8, 2010, from Kids
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