{"id":18635,"date":"2016-09-07T17:21:39","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T11:51:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/?p=18635"},"modified":"2018-08-09T18:04:28","modified_gmt":"2018-08-09T12:34:28","slug":"first-aid-tips-to-follow-for-a-sprain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/first-aid-tips-to-follow-for-a-sprain\/","title":{"rendered":"First Aid: Tips To Follow For A Sprain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/categories\/first-aid-9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18636 size-full\" title=\"First Aid: Tips To Follow For A Sprain\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/FIRST-AID-TIPS-TO-FOLLOW-FOR-A-SPRAIN.jpg\" alt=\"FIRST AID\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Here are some important tips to follow in case of a sprain or strain:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>-Follow <strong>RICE<\/strong> therapy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>-R<\/strong>est- Rest and limit all movements. Use a sling or crutches to support the limb if necessary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>-I<\/strong>ce- Apply ice in a towel on the affected area for 20 minutes each hour.<\/p>\n<p><strong>-C<\/strong>ompress- Wrap cloth bandage firmly (not too tight) around the joint\/limb to reduce swelling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>-E<\/strong>levate- Elevate limb above heart level, even while asleep. Avoid bearing weight or putting any\u00a0strain<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>-Contact your physician for further management.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.1mg.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/FIRST-AID-TIPS-TO-FOLLOW-FOR-A-SPRAIN.jpg\" alt=\"FIRST AID TIPS\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here are some important tips to follow in case of a sprain or strain:<\/p>\n<p>-Follow RICE therapy.<\/p>\n<p>-Rest- Rest and limit all movements. Use a sling or crutches to support the limb if necessary.<\/p>\n<p>-Ice- Apply ice in a towel on the affected area for 20 minutes each hour.<\/p>\n<p>-Compress- Wrap cloth bandage firmly (not too tight) around the joint\/limb to reduce swelling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[215],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18635","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-first-aid"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>First Aid: Tips To Follow For A Sprain - Tata 1mg Capsules<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Follow RICE therapy. -Rest- Rest and limit all movements. 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