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{{Infobox_Disease
 | Name           = {{PAGENAME}}
 | Image          = Sprained foot.jpg
| Caption        = A sprained ankle with bruising.
 | DiseasesDB     =
 | ICD10          = {{ICD10|T|14|3|t|08}}
 | ICD9           = {{ICD9|848.9}}
(contracted; show full)l force should be applied on site of the sprain.  In case of, for example, a [[sprained ankle]], [[walking]] should be kept to a minimum.<ref name="AAOS">{{cite web|url=http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/topic.cfm?topic=A00150 |title=Sprained Ankle |accessdate=2008-04-01 |date=2005-03 |publisher=American [[Orthopaedic]] Foot and Ankle Society }}</ref>

* '''Ice:''' Ice should be applied immediately to the sprain to reduce swelling and pain.  It can be applied for 
10–15१०–१५ minutes at a time (longer application of ice may cause damage instead of healing), 3-4३-४ times a day.  Ice can be combined with a wrapping to minimize swelling and provide support.<ref name="AAOS"/>

* '''Compression:''' Dressings, bandages, or ace-wraps should be used to immobilize the sprain and provide support. When wrapping the injury, more pressure should be applied at the far end of the injury and decrease in the direction of the heart; the reason for this is that it more easily causes unnecessary fluid to be flushed back up the blood stream (contracted; show full)

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

{{Dislocations, sprains and strains}}

[[श्रेणी:Diseases involving the fasciae]]
[[श्रेणी:Dislocations, sprains and strains]]