I twisted my ankle playing a few days ago, but it's swollen now, but it's still swollen. Can you take an ankle protector and wear shoes to go out? I have something to go out. .

It's best to apply a warm towel first, and then exercise your ankle. If there is nothing unusual, you can take an ankle protector and put on your shoes and go out! The method of sweating and swelling reduction is called "opening the ghost door" in Neijing. Zhang Zhongjing said: "Swelling above the waist is the cure when sweating." Therefore, this treatment method is mainly used for swelling of the upper part of the body, or swelling of the upper part of the body first and then the whole body, with symptoms such as aversion to cold, aversion to wind and fever. In clinic, appropriate sweating methods should be selected according to the specific conditions of different patients. 1. Chilling and sweating, wind-induced injury to fur, water-induced obstruction to skin, stagnation and heat. Symptoms include edema of limbs, aversion to cold, fever, joint pain, spontaneous sweating, thirst, Huang Chi in urine, and rapid pulse. Treatment with Yuemaifu plus Shutang, pungent and cool, dispelling wind, clearing away heat and evil spirits, and cultivating soil to make water. 1g of Herba Ephedrae, 2g of gypsum, 1g of ginger, 1g of licorice, 4 pieces of jujube and 12g of charred Atractylodes macrocephala. First, decoct Herba Ephedrae with water, remove the foam, and then decoct the other medicines. If cough is seen at the same time, add 1g of Pinellia ternata to reduce adverse reaction and relieve cough. 2. Xin Wen, sweating, feng shui, depression in muscle abscess, lung failure. Symptoms include edema of limbs, aversion to cold, anhidrosis, and floating pulse. Treatment with Xiangsu drink, sweating, relieving exterior syndrome and reducing swelling. 1g of rhizoma Cyperi, 1g of perilla, 8g of dried tangerine peel, 6g of licorice, 6g of scallion and 6g of ginger. Boil the water several times, remove the residue, and take it at any time. If the symptoms are edema of limbs, fever, aversion to cold, general pain, sweating, floating pulse and irritability, Daqinglong decoction can be used to reduce the pain, warm and sweat, reduce swelling and relieve annoyance. 1g of Herba Ephedrae, 6g of Ramulus Cinnamomi, 6g of Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata, 1g of almond, 1g of ginger, 4 jujubes and 2g of gypsum. First, decoct Herba Ephedrae in water, remove the foam, and then decoct the other herbs together. 3. Help yang to sweat and chill outside, water evil stops inside, and Zhengyang is insufficient. Symptoms include limb edema, joint pain, sweating, bad wind and heavy pulse. Treatment with ephedra plus Fuzi decoction can help yang sweat and reduce swelling. 1g of Herba Ephedrae, 1g of Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata and 6g of Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata are decocted in water first, and then the other medicines are decocted and taken. Diuretic and detumescence method is called "clean house" in Neijing. Zhang Zhongjing said: "If you are swollen below the waist, you should urinate." Therefore, this treatment method is mainly used for edema, focusing on the lower part of the body, or edema first appears in the lower part of the body and then swells the whole body. Clinically, appropriate diuretic methods should be adopted according to the specific conditions of different patients. 1. Transforming qi and diuresis "Bladder, the official of the state capital, the body fluid is hidden, and gasification can come out". Water binds the bladder, which is unfavorable for gasification. Symptoms include edema of limbs, dysuria, aversion to cold and fever, sweating and thirst, and floating pulse. Treating with Wuling powder, changing qi and benefiting water. 1g of Ramulus Cinnamomi, 12g of Atractylodis Rhizoma preparata, 12g of Poria, 2g of Alisma orientalis and 12g of Polyporus are ground into powder and taken with boiled water or decocted with water. 2. Warming Yang and diuresis "Kidney, the stomach is also closed, and it is unfavorable to close the door, so it gathers water and follows its class." Excess of pathogenic water, stagnation of kidney yang, but it can't be closed, and accumulation of water is swelling. Symptoms include edema of limbs, cold limbs, unfavorable urination, small abdominal distension and heavy pulse. Treatment with Zhenwu decoction, warming yang, diuresis and detumescence. 1g of radix aconiti lateralis preparata, 1g of poria cocos, 1g of charred atractylodes macrocephala, 1g of ginger and 1g of radix paeoniae alba are decocted in water. 3. Ganhan diuretic water heat stagnation, stopping bladder and urethral block. Symptoms include edema of limbs, dysuria, or dripping pain, thirsty mouth and heavy pulse. Often with self-made prescription, sweet cold diuretic swelling. 2g of wax gourd peel, 1g of reed rhizome, 15g of cogongrass rhizome, 1g of pyrrosia, 15g of coix seed, 1g of almond, 1g of rush (or medulla tetrapanacis) and 1g of watermelon cuiyi are decocted in water. 4. Bitter cold and diuresis. Xia Yue hurts cold water, and the water travels in the skin, while the heat dampens it. Symptoms include swollen limbs, short urine, yellow color, thirst, red tongue and rapid pulse. Treat with a Guadi decoction, bitter cold, diuretic and detumescence. 2 melon pedicels (melon pedicels or loofah pedicels can be used) are decocted in water. The method of expelling water to reduce swelling is full of water evil, which condenses inside, and the triple energizer is blocked and gasification is blocked. Symptoms include abdominal swelling, swelling of limbs, unfavorable urination, and heavy pulse. The treatment is to add and subtract ten jujube decoction, and to expel water to reduce swelling. Divide Daphne genkwa (fried), Kansui and Euphorbia into equal parts, and grind them into fine powder for later use. When in use, take 1 pieces of Chinese dates, split them, decoct them in water to remove residues, and add 2g of medicinal powder for oral administration. This medicine should only be taken in the morning, not at night. If the urine and urine are still blocked after taking the medicine, wait until the next day. This prescription has a strong taste, and it is not suitable for those who are not sick and strong. For safety reasons, the powder can be mashed with jujube and used as pills; Or it is safer to mix the powder with vinegar and apply it to the small abdomen. The method of purging lung and reducing swelling is that the lung is the source of Mizunokami, which leads to the descending of the river and leads to the passage of the waterway. The pathogenic water blocks the lung, and the upper source is blocked, so the descending of the river is dereliction of duty and the waterway is blocked. Symptoms include limb edema, chest fullness, cough and wheezing. Treatment with tingli jujube xiefei decoction, xiefei detumescence. 15g of prickly heat seeds (stir-fried, mashed) and 4 jujubes. First, the jujubes are boiled in water, and the dregs are removed. Then the prickly heat seeds are added for decoction, and the dregs are removed. The method of removing blood stasis and detumescence is blood stasis and qi stagnation, which leads to the loss of power and unfavorable gasification, and will turn into heat for a long time. Symptoms include edema of limbs, unfavorable urination and thirst; Women's menstruation is unfavorable, and their pulse is heavy and astringent. Treatment with Puhui powder or minor decoction, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, diuresis and detumescence. Puhui Powder: Puhui 1g, Talcum 5g ,*** ground into fine powder, washed with water, three times a day. Minor classic decoction: angelica 1g, radix paeoniae rubra 1g, prepared myrrh 6g, amber 6g, cassia twig 6g, asarum 3g, musk 1g, decocted in water three times a day. The method of opening knot and reducing swelling is that the yin-cold qi is stagnant, gasification is not feasible, and the waterway is impassable. Symptoms include edema of limbs, cold syncope, fullness of abdomen, obstruction of the heart and bowel sounds; Or body cold and bone pain, or aversion to cold, or numbness, heavy pulse and so on. Treatment with Guigan Jiangzao Maxin Fuzi Decoction, transport the atmosphere, open knot and reduce swelling. 1g of Ramulus Cinnamomi, 1g of Ginger, 6g of Radix Glycyrrhizae Preparata, 1g of Jujube, 6g of Herba Ephedrae, 6g of Herba Asari and 1g of Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata are decocted in water for three times a day. In addition to the above, there are still a kind of "virtual swelling" and a kind of "wind swelling" in clinic. Although they all show swelling, their etiology and pathogenesis are quite different from edema, so we should pay attention to distinguish them.