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2. These Expert-Backed Ankle Braces Help With Pain, Swelling ...

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   The best ankle brace provides extra stability and may decrease pain. Ahead, find expert options for injury recovery, post-surgery, basketball, and more. These Expert-Backed Ankle Braces Help With ...

3. Compression stockings - Wikipedia

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   The compression should gradually reduce from the highest compression at the smallest part of the ankle, until a 70% reduction of pressure just below the knee. Vascular doctors and nurses may use special pads to ensure uniform higher pressure around the circumference of the ankle (to smooth out the irregular cross-sectional profile.)

4. Elastic bandage - Wikipedia

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   Elastic bandage. An elastic bandage is a "stretchable bandage used to create localized pressure". [1] Elastic bandages are commonly used to treat muscle sprains and strains by reducing the flow of blood to a particular area by the application of even stable pressure which can restrict swelling at the place of injury.

5. Cold compression therapy - Wikipedia

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   Cold compression is a combination of cryotherapy and static compression, commonly used for the treatment of pain and inflammation after acute injury or surgical procedures. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Cryotherapy, the use of ice or cold in a therapeutic setting, has become one of the most common treatments in orthopedic medicine.

6. Unna's boot - Wikipedia

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   Traditional Unna's Boot with multiple layers for compression. An Unna’s boot [1] (also Unna boot) is a special gauze (usually 4 inches wide and 10 yards long) bandage, which can be used for the treatment of venous stasis ulcers and other venous insufficiencies of the leg. It can also be used as a supportive bandage for sprains and strains of ...

7. RICE (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   Compression refers to wearing bandages, stockings, braces, or similar devices to apply pressure over a localized area to reduce swelling and stop bleeding. [1] [2] The increased pressure pushes fluids into the blood vessels to drain away from the area. [7] The effects of compression on swelling reduction are temporary and gravity-dependent. [18]