How to deal with redness, swelling and pain in the instep

There are many reasons for redness, swelling and pain in the instep. It is related to the cause of the disease, and it may also be caused by improper care in daily life. Therefore, when this symptom appears, if it is more serious, you should go to the hospital for examination in time, and then receive symptomatic treatment. In addition to good medication, you can try to raise your legs in daily life. This will help relieve swelling and pain. In addition, you should exercise more and pay attention to diet conditioning.

How to deal with redness, swelling and pain in the instep ? 1. The patient can try the straight leg raising test. The patient lies on his back with both lower limbs straight. The examiner holds the patient's affected knee with one hand to straighten the knee joint, and holds the ankle with the other hand and slowly raises it until the patient has radiating pain in the lower limb. The angle between the lower limb and the bed at this time is recorded, which is the straight leg raising angle. Normal people can usually reach about 80 degrees, and there is no radiating pain. On this basis, an enhanced straight leg raising test can be performed, that is, the examiner raises the patient's lower limbs to the maximum, then lowers them about 10 degrees, and suddenly dorsiflexes the foot when the patient is not paying attention. If this causes radiating pain in the lower limbs, it is positive.

2. Patients can try the "4" experiment. In the 4-figure experiment, lie on your back with the healthy lower limb straightened and the affected lower limb placed in the shape of a "4" near the knee joint of the straightened lower limb. Press the knee joint with one hand and the other hand on the opposite iliac crest, pressing down with both hands at the same time. The test is positive if pain occurs in the sacroiliac joint when pressing down, or the flexed knee joint cannot touch the bed surface. The straight leg raising test is positive. This test is common in lumbar disc herniation and can also be seen in simple sciatica. 3. The elderly should raise their legs appropriately when sleeping . The chair should not be too high to reduce the time the lower limbs hang down. Clothes should not be too tight, and pay attention to protecting the blood circulation of the waist and lower limbs. 4. Patients should do appropriate activities to promote blood circulation. Excessive activity and fatigue in the lower limbs will aggravate edema; inactivity will lead to poor blood circulation, making edema more likely.

5. The elderly should not consume too much salt . Foods that are too salty or too fatty and greasy are not good for digestion. 6. The elderly should pay attention to protecting their kidneys . In addition to regular checks of kidney function, general medications should not be used to reduce the burden on the kidneys. Eat more foods that help reduce swelling, such as red beans, winter melon, watermelon, gourd, etc., and do not use medicine easily.

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