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Is It Normal To Feel Numbness & Pain While Getting On The Knee Hit By A Metal Pole A Month Back?
I fell on a mental pole resulting in a cut on my upper shin slightly under my knee. Upon further investigation, I saw a large lump above the cut. It was very sore, but no bruise appeared. There is also numbness. It has been at least a month since I fell, and it's still excruciatingly painful to get on that knee, and there now seems to be a dent. I can push down on the top lump and feel my blood pushing into my vein. Still has numbness. Is this a contusion? What should I do?
Tue, 18 Feb 2014
Hello,
Thanks for your query.
Feeling numbness at the site of impact could be due to injury to superficial nerve fibres.Adequate rest for a few days .Ice packing over the affected area once in 2 hours. Once the acute pain subsides, Moist heat application over the affected muscles.you can take anti-inflammatory drug like motrin to reduce pain and inflammation
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
Thanks for your query.
Feeling numbness at the site of impact could be due to injury to superficial nerve fibres.Adequate rest for a few days .Ice packing over the affected area once in 2 hours. Once the acute pain subsides, Moist heat application over the affected muscles.you can take anti-inflammatory drug like motrin to reduce pain and inflammation
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
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