What to do if your thigh is sprained? Emergency treatment should be done well

During exercise, if the warm-up exercises are not done well, when the ligaments around the joints are stretched too severely, beyond their tolerance, sprains will occur. Sprains are usually accompanied by bruising and edema. So how should sprains be treated?

1: The most convenient way to apply ice is to take a plastic bag, put ice cubes in it and apply cold compress for about 20 minutes. There may be some local stinging during the cold compress. At this time, the injured person can take the plastic bag away for a while and then put it back. Repeat this process. In severe cases, repeat the process every 3 hours or so. This can be done multiple times a day.

2: Apply pressure bandage and ice compress. Use a bandage to wrap the injured area with appropriate force to prevent swelling. At this time, it is best to bandage and fix the muscles in a stretched state to prevent affecting muscle contraction. This is the most critical step to prevent repeated injury to the injured muscles.

3: For more serious cases, the injured limb should be elevated and some pain-relieving and hemostatic drugs can be taken at the same time. The bandage is removed after 24 to 48 hours. Depending on the severity of the injury, you can apply Chinese medicine to promote blood circulation and reduce swelling, or you can use physical therapy, acupuncture, or massage the injured area with lighter techniques.

1: Do warm-up exercises before strenuous exercise, especially the parts that are prone to strain, such as thighs, shoulders, and waist must be fully stretched. If your muscles feel a little stiff before exercise, you can protect them with leg guards or muscle tape. The content of warm-up should include stretching of muscles and ligaments (especially stretching of special movements), increasing joint mobility, and increasing heart rate and blood circulation.

2: Players with weak constitution and low training level should exercise within their ability to avoid excessive fatigue and excessive load.

3: Improve your sports technique and coordination of movements, and don't use too much force. During training, you can seek guidance from your coach and maintain correct movements. Wrong movements can often become health killers. Not only do they fail to exercise, but they can also cause injuries.

Minor muscle damage, partial tearing, or complete rupture caused by severe contraction or passive excessive stretching is called thigh muscle strain. Therefore, muscle strains are divided into active strains and passive strains. Active strain is caused by the muscle's active and violent contraction, with a force that exceeds the muscle's own ability to bear; passive strain is mainly caused by the muscle's forceful stretching that exceeds the muscle's own unique stretching range, thus causing strain.