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Suggest Remedy For Pain And Swelling In Knee Post An Injury

So I playing a game at my church last weekend and the game involved running and I ended up tripping and falling down on my right knee and it hurt really bad and the next day my knee was swollen and bruised and it hurts to kneel on or when I put pressure on it and it has been like this for about a week now what should I do?
Thu, 31 Dec 2015
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concern..

As per your complain it seems that due to traumatic injury there has been inflammation of the soft tissues and there is accumulation of inflammatory exudate and cells in the area leading to swelling..
The bruising is due to ruptured blood vessels leading to Hematoma formation..
I would suggest you to do alternate warm and cool compresses over the swelling..
Take anti-inflammatory painkiller like Ibuprofen..
Apply an analgesic gel containing Diclofenac..
Apply heparin gel for faster disruption of hematoma..
Elevate your leg while lying down..
Avoid putting excessive pressure over the knee until it heals well..
In case of no improvement in a week consult an Orthopedician and get evaluated..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards.
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..
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Suggest Remedy For Pain And Swelling In Knee Post An Injury

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concern.. As per your complain it seems that due to traumatic injury there has been inflammation of the soft tissues and there is accumulation of inflammatory exudate and cells in the area leading to swelling.. The bruising is due to ruptured blood vessels leading to Hematoma formation.. I would suggest you to do alternate warm and cool compresses over the swelling.. Take anti-inflammatory painkiller like Ibuprofen.. Apply an analgesic gel containing Diclofenac.. Apply heparin gel for faster disruption of hematoma.. Elevate your leg while lying down.. Avoid putting excessive pressure over the knee until it heals well.. In case of no improvement in a week consult an Orthopedician and get evaluated.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..