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Patricia · 11-08-2009, 07:59 AM

Poor Zelda.

I believe that there's an acronym to summarise what do do for a sprain: RICE
Rest - try to avoid using the joint
Ice - as DG says, an ice-pack has an anti-inflammatory effect
Compression - get a compression bandage
Elevation - put the foot up.

It's also worth taking some Ibuprofen, both as a pain-killer and as an anti-inflammatory.

11-08-2009, 07:59 AM	#9289
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	Poor Zelda. I believe that there's an acronym to summarise what do do for a sprain: RICE Rest - try to avoid using the joint Ice - as DG says, an ice-pack has an anti-inflammatory effect Compression - get a compression bandage Elevation - put the foot up. It's also worth taking some Ibuprofen, both as a pain-killer and as an anti-inflammatory.