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What Causes Red Colored Shin And Swollen Knees After An Injury?
I fell and injured the inside portion of my knee a week ago. My leg has bruised behind the knee area. However, what concerns me is that a couple of days after the fall, my shin became red and the leg below the knee is swollen. Could that be from the fall as well? I never injured the shin.
Tue, 5 Mar 2019
Hello,
Yes, you are right. This is due to the injury to the knee. It is nowhere related to the shin. As you had a fall and this injury must have diatribes the internal structures of the knee leading to sprain and swelling. Taking up an x-ray will be always good for a safer side to figure out if you have any fracture. In most cases, it turns out negative but we do have to understand that it is better to be cautious than ignorant.
What I will suggest is to take up an x-ray if you can on a safe side. You can take hot water fermentation and keep the leg elevated over a pillow & perform ankle toe movements. This will help to allow a good venous return which will help to reduce the swelling and redness.
Post this you can do some static Quadriceps and static hamstring along with straight leg raise to regain muscle strength to avoid muscle wasting. Using a knee brace will be of benefit for stabilizing the joint to avoid excessive pressure falling over the ligaments due to injury.
In my clinical practice of over 12 years, most patients have responded well when precautions are taken and exercise is implemented with an intention to not allow muscle wasting and drain the metabolic waste.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Jay Indravadan Patel, Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist
Yes, you are right. This is due to the injury to the knee. It is nowhere related to the shin. As you had a fall and this injury must have diatribes the internal structures of the knee leading to sprain and swelling. Taking up an x-ray will be always good for a safer side to figure out if you have any fracture. In most cases, it turns out negative but we do have to understand that it is better to be cautious than ignorant.
What I will suggest is to take up an x-ray if you can on a safe side. You can take hot water fermentation and keep the leg elevated over a pillow & perform ankle toe movements. This will help to allow a good venous return which will help to reduce the swelling and redness.
Post this you can do some static Quadriceps and static hamstring along with straight leg raise to regain muscle strength to avoid muscle wasting. Using a knee brace will be of benefit for stabilizing the joint to avoid excessive pressure falling over the ligaments due to injury.
In my clinical practice of over 12 years, most patients have responded well when precautions are taken and exercise is implemented with an intention to not allow muscle wasting and drain the metabolic waste.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Jay Indravadan Patel, Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist
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