How to Treat Sprains at Home

Sprain is a common phenomenon; all of us, especially for those who are in excessive to moderate physical activities, are susceptible to sprain problem. When the tissues around a joint are torn and stretched due to injury, it is called sprain.

Sprain is not painful like fracture pain but it is also terribly awful by its suffering. But in case of an injury it is of prime concern to visit a doctor’s chamber because doctor is the only point where it can be detected whether the pain is due to fracture or of sprain. Here a few home remedies are describe to comfort the pain of sprain.

The patient suffering from sprain pain should take a hot bath with thyme essential oil treated water. This simple home remedy is an efficient home remedy for treatment of sprain problem.

Application of cold compress and covering the area with bandage is a good treatment procedure for sprain treatment. Alternatively, one tablespoon of coffee can be added to the bandage; it would cure the pain promptly.

Application of cabbage bandage is an excellent natural cure process to reduce sprain pain. In order to avail this remedy you have to take some outer leaves of cabbage soaked in water. This leaves are to be wrapped like a bandage on the paining area so that it can cover the injured place at least for 10-15 minutes before removal.

Take some lukewarm water and add 3-4 drops of lavender oil in it. You need to soak the injured place with the lavender treated water. Alternatively, you can massage the sprained are with garlic and almond oil mixture; it will reduce the acute pain promptly. Similarly gentle massage of camphor treated sunflower oil helps in reducing sprain pain effectively.

An herbal paste made of lime leaves and butter helps in reducing pain caused by sprain injury. At the same time the person suffering from sprain pain should consume lots of pineapple, pineapple works as natural pain healer remedy against sprain pain.

You need to intake one teaspoon of honey and one teaspoon of lime juice together; consumption of this herbal mixture 2-3 times a day cures sprain pain almost instantly.

In case of severe sprain injury, make a mixture of sunflower oil and turpentine oil, gentle massage of the injured area with this mixed oil will cure the pain caused by sprain injury.