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Why Am I Getting Pain In The Leg Shin While Walking?

I play mma every two days, and last night I hit my leg chin on someone s watch while he was defending, so you can say it was a pretty hard hit. My leg is swollen now in the place of the hit and around it and it s light red and hurt when I apply any kind of pressure on it. There is no bruise though I don t bruise easily. Also I did some muscle workout the day before so my legs are pretty sore. So I don t know if the pain from walking is from the hit or from the soreness. Should I see a doctor?
Thu, 17 Dec 2015
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Hi there , thanks for your question at HCM.

I feel it is not important to differentiate between the work out and injury related pain , since management will remain the same for both situations( which includes rest and analgesics_ is not possible to differentiate between the two. The swelling and the pain will reduce gradually over 5 to 7 days. Rest, Ice and bandage application with limb elevation on two pillows accelerates the process of healing over fort 2 to 3 days.I would ask you to follow these four things. However by third day you should experience considerable pain relief and should be able to walk with mild pain. If you are still not able to stand or walk after at all, I think it's appropriate for you to meet your physician and let him or her see it in person.


Hope this helps.

All the best.Regards.

Dr.SBK
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Why Am I Getting Pain In The Leg Shin While Walking?

Hi there , thanks for your question at HCM. I feel it is not important to differentiate between the work out and injury related pain , since management will remain the same for both situations( which includes rest and analgesics_ is not possible to differentiate between the two. The swelling and the pain will reduce gradually over 5 to 7 days. Rest, Ice and bandage application with limb elevation on two pillows accelerates the process of healing over fort 2 to 3 days.I would ask you to follow these four things. However by third day you should experience considerable pain relief and should be able to walk with mild pain. If you are still not able to stand or walk after at all, I think it s appropriate for you to meet your physician and let him or her see it in person. Hope this helps. All the best.Regards. Dr.SBK