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Good medical help is the first step in treating an injury. There is a running
underground which can recommend local doctors who treat runners. Talk with some
long-term runners. Every injury requires special treatment, and you want to find
the specialist who has successfully treated the greatest number of similar problems.
Until you see a doctor you might want to wrap the area firmly if there's swelling but
not so tightly that it becomes a tourniquet and cuts off blood flow. If it throbs
or the color next to the compressed area changes, then it's wrapped too tight. During
the day, as the swelling increases, it may be necessary to release the compression.
Elevate the foot for a few minutes before, then apply the compression from the distal
(away from) to the proximal (close to). The compression is used to pump the distal
swelling back toward the heart. This and ice help prevent the pooling of blood which
leaves scar tissue.
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