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How To Treat Red Bump And Pain In Shin Caused After Injury?

My 9 year year fell in the pool hit his shins, immediately huge red bump arose, this happened yesterday. Today the bump went down but he s in pain. I ve been putting ice on it have it wrapped an ace bandage but it s still a little red could it be something other than a bruised bone
Mon, 31 Aug 2015
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Hi there, thanks for the question.

Rest. limb elevation, ice and bandage application provide significant pain relieve and decrease the swelling during the first 2 to 3 days after injury. If your 9 year old is still in pain, it is better to take him to the ER and let a physician see him. Based on whether your child is able to walk without any pain, if there is any pain on sliding a finger on his shin and the bruise pattern an X ray is advisable. If x rays shows no injury , you can continue rest, ice and bandage. If x ray shows some thing can proceed based on that.

Hope this helps.

All the best, regards.

Dr.SBK
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How To Treat Red Bump And Pain In Shin Caused After Injury?

Hi there, thanks for the question. Rest. limb elevation, ice and bandage application provide significant pain relieve and decrease the swelling during the first 2 to 3 days after injury. If your 9 year old is still in pain, it is better to take him to the ER and let a physician see him. Based on whether your child is able to walk without any pain, if there is any pain on sliding a finger on his shin and the bruise pattern an X ray is advisable. If x rays shows no injury , you can continue rest, ice and bandage. If x ray shows some thing can proceed based on that. Hope this helps. All the best, regards. Dr.SBK