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Having Noticed A Swelling & Bruise On The Right Elbow
I fell sat night and landed on my right elbow and its swollen and bruised and I can not extend my arm without my 2fungers start tingling and the pain gets more intense.. if I keep it bent its not as bad but I still do have the tingling and pain. What should I do? I've been icing and taking ibuprofen
Mon, 19 Jun 2017
Hello,
I think you should have an elbow x-ray in 2 views to rule out any fracture that may have occurred then if the x-ray is normal, you can keep using Ibuprofen and ice and elastic wrapping and give more time for the soft tissues to heal for 2 more weeks.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Edvin Selmani
I think you should have an elbow x-ray in 2 views to rule out any fracture that may have occurred then if the x-ray is normal, you can keep using Ibuprofen and ice and elastic wrapping and give more time for the soft tissues to heal for 2 more weeks.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Edvin Selmani
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