How to Treat a Sprain - 4 Important Steps to Follow

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I recently got a pretty bad ankle sprain. No, I didn't fight. I was playing football and for a moment I thought I was in the World Cup and I jumped and I landed and 'snap' and that's how I got injured.

But back to the point, an ankle sprain is one of the most common injuries in sports be it martial arts, football, basketball and there are a few things we can do to help in case of an ankle sprain.

The most common is the RICE thing (not the rice we eat).

R - Rest

I - Ice

C - Compression

E - Elevation

Resting the injured ankle initially is only common sense. Reintroduce slight movement to the ankle after a day or two when it gets better to prevent loss of muscle strength. Do not over stress your muscles during this period as condition could worsen if you accidentally damaged the muscles. Take it slow, if it hurts too much, leave it as it is. During this period, it helps to put on an ankle brace (available on most pharmacies). After healing, it's also recommended to put on an elastic ankle support when doing sports.

Swelling can develop soon after depending on the severity of the injury. Applying ice to the injured area immediately can help reduce swelling and inflammation and to speed up recovery. Don't apply ice directly to the skin as it can cause 'frostbite'. You can use an ice pack or ice wrapped in a towel.

Compress the ankle with a bandage to decrease swelling. Bandaging also provides support and prevents too much movement to your ankle. Do not apply them too tightly however.

Elevate the ankle above your heart level to reduce the level of blood flow to the injured area.

You see, at the end of the day, what we want to do it to reduce swelling and inflammation because that's what cause most of the pain and slows down the healing process. We want to counteract the increased blood flow to the injured area and prevent build up of fluid.

I'm not going to talk about the mechanics of the ankle or how ruptured blood vessels cause swelling here. But straight to the point, RICE is the most common and no-frills treatment out there.

However, if you feel the injury is severe or if it doesn't show sign of healing in a few days, go see a doctor, chiropractor, podiatrist, orthopedic, get professional help.

You can check out more useful info and tips on my blog http://taooffighting.blogspot.com/

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Tips to help a child with ADHD follow the instructions

Following instructions is one of the most difficult tasks for a child with ADHD master. Children with ADHD are easily distracted and tend to get diverted much. With great patience and support, you can help your ADHD child learn to follow instructions with these simple ideas.

1. Organize and simplify the instructions:

Follow the directions simply stated as possible so that your child can remember their easily and step to lose in your words. Make the most important information stand out. "Sara, I want that for your jacket, get your backpack and put on your shoes, then come here me.". You have which? Jacket, backpack, shoes. "Go!"

2 Use multisensory strategies to help memory:

• You can sing and dance the instructions with your child. "jacket, backpack, shoes, yee - ha!
• You can have your child clap of the hands or take advantage of the table for each step, to do.

3. Learn your child to repeat the instructions:

Ask your child to repeat each direction a few times. "out of a piece of paper, a pencil and write my name at the top of the document." Paper, pencil, name. Paper, pencil, name. »

4 Make maps for procedures or routines that are repeated:

This is particularly useful to organize and maintain a routine. For example if you have a list of items that need to do each day before the school you can create a control list.

1 _ make my bed.
2 _ put dirty clothes in the basket.
3 _ feed the cat.

That your child has completed a step, it can verify this step from the list. This will give your child some guidelines and keep the attention on the task at hand.

5 Be favourable and stay positive:

Harass your child will not help them to learn the strategies and skills needed to follow the instructions. You can provide support for your child by:

• invite your child to listen. "I'll give you the instructions, I would like that you please look at me so I know that you are listening."

• ask your child how you can provide a callback for them without harassment. They may suggest a gesture of the hand or a tap on the wall, a blink of an eye, etc.

• provide understanding where your child feels frustration. "I understand that it is difficult to keep track of to do so at a time." You want me to help you a list that we can start by check after each stage? »

• your child often praised. If they perform the task their rent to make an effort. If your child is unable to complete a task, encourage him to try to get it is finished. Use positive encouragement.

Karina Richland, M.A., E.T. is the Director and founder of pride learning centres. A former Professor of Los Angeles Unified School District, Ms. Richland has dedicated his life to the field of reading and learning disabilities, works as a therapist education and Director of pride learning centres. Ms. Richland often speaks to parents, teachers and professionals on learning differences and wrote for several newspapers and publications. You can reach by e-mail to karina@pridelearningcenter.com

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