及时处理踝部损伤的重要性
杨应明医生撰文
The past 5 years has seen orthopaedic cases increasing among young Singaporeans. This, according to experts, are mainly due to the rising participation of this demographic in physical activities or sports. The most common among injuries sustained seem to be ankle injuries.
In his presentation, he touched on the importance of stretching before engaging in physical activity to avoid injury. If injury does indeed occur, one has the option to opt for non-surgical treatments such as physiotherapy. However, if the injury is more serious, one can decide to undergo traditional or minimally-invasive surgery.
Physiotherapy is what is usually recommended for light injuries and this will involve external physical treatment and a period of physiotherapy sessions. When it comes to the more serious injuries that cannot be repaired with mere physiotherapy, some form of surgery is necessary to correct the injury.
杨应明医生也解释说明了目前两种可用于治疗的手术类型，即传统的侵入性手术以及微创或“钥匙孔”手术。
杨应明医生分享说道，近年来有越来越多患者选择微创或“钥匙孔”手术。其主要的原因是“钥匙孔”手术切口较小，患者经历较少疼痛感，恢复时间也更短。
Bearing in mind that patients are mostly the active type or they are even athletes – keyhole offers the added benefit of the patient returning to the sport of their choice sooner than if they were treated with the traditional invasive surgery. Dr Nicholas Yeo also pointed out that taking quick action when injury occurs is key to prevent the injury from getting more serious.
常言道“预防胜于治疗”—— 活跃于各种运动的人应在增加运动强度之前进行充分的拉伸。许多人因为忽略了拉伸环节，在受伤后后悔莫及。