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Anyone have any advice for a severe knee sprain? I’ve been icing every 2 hours and have an “ok” brace on. Did Gua Sha type of scraping with my leg and knee with the butt end of a butter knife. I sprained it on Saturday and it’s gotten pretty bad. Resting it too. How long do you think this will be!? Want to avoid the dr who will just take expensive X Rays and tell me to rest lol
As others have mentioned, Arnica gel, don't get the store brand, it is not cheap but it sure does work. And you have to rest it, be patient. If it hurts, rest it. Ice, elevation, sometimes the muscles tense up in the legs and groin as they are trying to take the weight of what the knee would support, so you can use heat on the thighs and groin muscles but use ice where the sprain is. Magnesium helps relax the muscles around it. Take care!
I'd recommend a knee compression brace - you can find them at most drug stores, along with the excellent advice of LJLavender77 and NobodyLikesSplatter. They look like a partial sock with the knee out.
Arnica ( cream/gel/ )will help heal soft tissue damage and reduce bruising. Lavender oil for bruising, also helps.
I would do RICE protocol. I avoid the dr like the plague, as well. Rest. Ice. Compression. Elevation.
Also some anti inflammatory pain relief like Aleve or whatever. It could take a while to heal. Give it a few days to see if it’s improving. If not, then take further action but hoping it’s better for you!
yup, always RICE and make sure there's improvement, even if it's slow.