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Check if you have a sprain or strain

It's likely to be a sprain or strain if:

• you have pain, tenderness or weakness – usually around your ankle, foot, wrist, thumb, knee, leg or back
• the injured area is swollen or bruised
• you cannot put weight on the injury or use it normally
• you have muscle spasms or cramping – where your muscles painfully tighten on their own

How to treat sprains and strains yourself

For the first 2 to 3 days after a sprain or strain, follow the 5 steps known as PRICE therapy to help bring down swelling and support the injury:

1. Protection – protect the injury, for example by using a support, or shoes that support your foot or ankle.
2. Rest – stop any exercise or activities and try not to put any weight on the injury.
3. Ice – apply an ice pack (or a bag of frozen vegetables wrapped in a tea towel) to the injury for up to 20 minutes every 2 to 3 hours.
4. Compression – wrap a bandage around the injury to support it during the day.
5. Elevate – keep it raised on a pillow as much as possible.

To help prevent swelling, try to avoid heat (su

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