When you sprain an ankle, applying ice can help ease pain, swelling and stiffness associated with the injury.
The American Academy of Family Physicians offers these suggestions to help you ice an ankle:
* For the first three days after spraining your ankle, apply an ice treatment (a slush bath, ice pack or ice massage) every two to four hours.
* To use an ice pack treatment, partially fill a plastic bag with crushed ice and place it on your inured ankle,
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