For a mild ankle sprain, apply an ice pack to the area every few hours. Wear a compression bandage to reduce swelling and immobilize the ankle. Rest for a few days, then start doing some light ...

The most common treatments in A&E are ice, elevation, tubular compression bandage and exercise advice. Immobilisation is discouraged. However, University of Warwick researchers – who studied 584 ...

Readers’ orthopedic and fitness questions are answered by doctors at Broward Orthopaedic Specialists in Fort Lauderdale. The following responses are from Dr. Michael T. Reilly, a sports medicine ...