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Ankle sprains account for 85% of ankle and lower leg injuries. Pain, swelling, increased temperature and loss of function are associated with an ankle sprain and can be debilitating. Intermittent and static compression are useful modalities to decrease swelling by affecting hydrostatic pressure. A review of scholarly articles using Ebsco Host, Medline, Google Scholar, by searching key words like lateral ankle sprain with swelling and compression was used to determine if intermittent or static compression had a greater effect on reducing swelling. Using the outcome measures of volume displacement and girth to measure edema, intermittent compression was found to be more effective in reducing edema in lateral ankle sprains when compared to static compression. The researchers concluded that intermittent had a greater therapeutic effect on reducing edema than static compression.
