Swollen Painful Ankles, Fix them At Home!

Swollen Painful Ankles, Fix them At Home!

Bob and Brad demonstrate how to fix swollen and painful ankles at home.

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0:00 Intro
0:18 Intro
1:33 First Things To Do
2:39 Compression Garments
4:58 Exrcise, 5:52 ABC's
8:23 Compression Socks
9:09 Gravity
10:42Tubigrips
13:48 Giveaway

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[starlitnews]

Thanks, I am using c/socks. I started with the expensive kind, too difficult to put on, just imagine a person with aches and pain trying them on. I think light inexpensive kind are the best. Thanks, I picked up several pointers. Stay healthy with Bob & Brad.

[faithfultita]

Bob and Brad, May God bless and keep you, your families, and all your followers, in His loving care. You're truly a much needed blessing to many. Zillion thanks!!!☦️💒❤️

[Missyx]

I go to the pool at least 4 times a week. Also decreased salt intake and sweets. It has almost eliminated the swelling.

[islandfootguy]

At the 8 minute or so mark, the input that gradient compression hose pushes excess fluid up extremity is spot on. As a Certified Compression Garment Fitter, I take as long a time as needed to help patients understand the easiest ways to don a gradient compression garment (to start, turn hose right side out, fold leg portion of stocking down over the foot section, put your thumbs on each side of foot section of stocking, pop it open while simultaneously pulling it onto just your foot, then start going up the leg and let your leg shape pull fabric off your thumbs. Practice makes perfect on this step. Also, I teach people how high to go on a leg with the below knee hose (not into popiteal crease as that can be uncomfortable) and not to leave too much fabric high on the leg that might roll over and create a tourniquet effect. Next, how to pull off leg so hose is inside out and ready for you to go over to bathroom sink and wash stockings with soap and water. The murky water shows how much we sweat in our feet and legs. Rinse in fresh water. Oh, and remember to put on compression hose as you start to get out of bed in morning. That is when your legs are their least swollen. The compression material does wear out, probably not as fast as manufacturers would have you believe. I have my own hose to treat my swelling and even if less effective over time, it is better than no treatment. Not that much a fan of thigh high compression hose but some people have varicosities around the knee that knee high fabric irritates so thigh high a solution. Open toe variation appeals to people with toe deformities. The seam at the open toe design feels strange to my foot but again what works best for your needs is important. TED hose are for people that are bedbound or sitting in a wheelchair all the time. If not your situation, best to go with a true gradient hose. Better fabrics cost more than cheap fabrics that are harder to don. Hope this helps.

[alexong]

Good to watch Doc Bob and Bradley, thank goodness you provide our reliefs !#

[heidih]

I swear you guys are an answer to my prayers!
You’re videos are a godsend.

[roslynewatt]

I’ve just had 2 operations, and here in Western Australia, the nurses put a PLASTIC BAG on the foot first and the stocking slides over that. When the stocking is up far enough, just take the plastic bag off. So easy.
I also use tubing.

[keekatt]

Ack! Developed a swollen ankle doing PT advised in person by a PHD physical therapist. Thanks for the tips. It was hurting so much last night I could hardly sleep and used arnica, aleve and biofreeze.

[nataliecheney]

I've been using the yoga pose, Feet up a wall for 15 min every morning before I get out of bed. I also do this at night before sleeping too. It makes a huge difference!

[JM-iged]

By the way... been pretty much binge watching your videos - very impressed with you two. One story I'll relate re my X... He had brain surgery where they took a glob of fat from his stomach to put in the area of the brain. He started having back pain - and the physical therapists recommended massage of the scar tissue where they took the fat glob out - that it was this scar tissue pulling on the muscles from the back... End of story - totally worked. Have been impressed with physical therapy ever since.

[latoyamcdow]

Thanks for sharing all the videos. I am glad I found you guys .. I have venous insufficiency so my right foot swells and my leg is painful. I have to take pain meds. I do use the compression socks, and try to elevate when I can, but ty for all the helpful tips!!!

[tiggertapp]

Yoga knee pillow - Amazon; amazing! EZ to maneuver under bed covers; EZ to turn over. Used after ankle injury and after about 6 weeks, I no longer needed to take PM pain/sleep meds. Best pillow ever...side or back sleeping.

[eogg]

I started putting baby powder on my feet and leg before I use the compression socks on and that helps, I also cut the elastic on the back side of my socks and that helps stop swelling when I am not using compression socks.

[DineseBeckert]

I use compression socks daily, as a chef I stand for 8 hours daily and am always on the run. I cut the tips off just below the sew seam so that my toes can breathe, I do use light socks over them as well. I found the compression socks will make your feet sweat but cutting off the toe part takes care of that!!

[carolygerlitz]

Very interesting information. I have edema build up during the day but at night it gradually goes away because I'm going to the bathroom several times during the night. By morning my feet & ankles have no swelling. I buy the zipper compression socks open toes which are easy to get off & on, also can adjust the zipper. I note that wasn't suggested.

[redacro]

Hi fellows, I enjoy your videos and I also use Tubi grips. I did not see you mention that when you are using them that you need to cut a length that will allow you to pull it up on you leg and then from the bottom of where you cut the length you need to pull that part up your leg on top of the first half of the tube. So you end up with a double layer. You may have mentioned it and I just missed it but if you only tell folks to use one layer I don't think it will help them very much. Thanks for all of your videos and advice.

[smurfarooney]

Awesome video cankles are a big issue these days especially at wallmart

[donnaparrish]

It’s easier to put those compression stockings on if you put rubber gloves on both hands then put the socks on.

[alyb]

I had an excruciatingly painful ankle earlier in the year, I thought I may have gout, after lots of research I decided it was inflammation due to my diet, I cut out carbs and all sugars, drank lots of lemon water and hey presto, it solved the problem, I also lost a stone and a half in weight. 🇬🇧

[Eiolgjen]

After having mild left ankle swelling off and on for a couple of years, it started getting worse. An ultrasound showed a large Bakers Cyst behind my knee. Again the swelling was off and on, until my foot also swelled. A special ultrasound revealed three deep vein thrombosis i.e. blood clots. Compression socks plus blood thinner helped about 95%. This is serious and shouldn't be overlooked as a cause.