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Suggest Remedy For Swollen And Bruised Tricep, Forearm And Elbow Post A Fall

My tricep sustain a heavy impact after falling one day. It has been about a week now and my tricep is still swollen and extremely bruised. My forearm and elbow are slightly bruised. I tried to do bucep curls the other day but couldn t do so. What do you think is wrong and what should I do?
Fri, 11 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 you have got an injury to the soft tissues leading to inflammation of the muscles leading to exudation of inflammatory fluid and also accumulation of inflammatory cells and tissues at the injury site..
Bruising seems to be due to ruptured blood vessels secondary to injury leading to Hematoma formation and bruising..
I would suggest you to consult an Orthopedician and get evaluated and he can advised you to get an x ray done to rule out for bony fracture..
In case if there is pony fracture reduction, fixation and immobilization of the arm will be done.
In case if there is no fracture the doing cool compresses, taking anti-inflammatory painkiller like Ibuprofen and naproxen, applying an analgesic ointment or spray and heparin gel to fade off bruising will relieve the symptoms..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards.
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..
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Suggest Remedy For Swollen And Bruised Tricep, Forearm And Elbow Post A Fall

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concern. As per your complain it seems that you have got an injury to the soft tissues leading to inflammation of the muscles leading to exudation of inflammatory fluid and also accumulation of inflammatory cells and tissues at the injury site.. Bruising seems to be due to ruptured blood vessels secondary to injury leading to Hematoma formation and bruising.. I would suggest you to consult an Orthopedician and get evaluated and he can advised you to get an x ray done to rule out for bony fracture.. In case if there is pony fracture reduction, fixation and immobilization of the arm will be done. In case if there is no fracture the doing cool compresses, taking anti-inflammatory painkiller like Ibuprofen and naproxen, applying an analgesic ointment or spray and heparin gel to fade off bruising will relieve the symptoms.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..