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Suggest Treatment For Painful Bruise On Arm And Ankle Caused From An Injury

I fell down a flight of stairs and bruised pretty badly on my right ankle and calf and also my left arm. There was a hard wooden desk at the bottom of the stairs that I fell against that caused the bruising to my arm. I can walk without pain and I am only sore to the touch at the site of the bruising. I have an ace bandage on my ankle and ice the bruised areas in the evening and elevate my foot. Do I need to still see a doctor even though I can get around without pain?
Wed, 10 Feb 2016
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

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

As per your complain it seems that you have got a traumatic injury to the soft tissues of the calf as well as arm.leading to soreness due to inflammation..
Bruising is due to rupture of small blood vessels due to injury leading to spillage of blood into the soft tissues leading to Hematoma formation and bruising..
As you have no other problems and there is only soreness you need not to worry as there is nothing serious..
You can take anti-inflammatory painkillers like Ibuprofen..
Apply analgesic ointment like Diclofenac..
Do alternate warm and cool compresses..
Apply Heparin gel to fade off bruising faster..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards.
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.
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Suggest Treatment For Painful Bruise On Arm And Ankle Caused From An Injury

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns.. As per your complain it seems that you have got a traumatic injury to the soft tissues of the calf as well as arm.leading to soreness due to inflammation.. Bruising is due to rupture of small blood vessels due to injury leading to spillage of blood into the soft tissues leading to Hematoma formation and bruising.. As you have no other problems and there is only soreness you need not to worry as there is nothing serious.. You can take anti-inflammatory painkillers like Ibuprofen.. Apply analgesic ointment like Diclofenac.. Do alternate warm and cool compresses.. Apply Heparin gel to fade off bruising faster.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.