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How Long Does Bone Bruise Take To Heal?

I fell a month ago on my elbow, the shoulder, then finally my head. I fell backwards. There is a slight swelling to the right of my elbow and acheness right below elbow up shoulder. It is much better than a month a go, but still bothering me. I teach PE and it has been hard not to use my arms, but have an ice pack I use often on it. When I rub my finger across the swollen part and about 3 in. down the front side of my forearm it feel strange, not tingling but not sure how to describe it. I can twist arm gently, raise arm, bend fingers.... but can not pick anything heavy up, at the beginning it hurt everywhere to lift a big glass. I just wonder how long it would take if it is a bone bruise or multiply bone bruises to heal? I broke the same shoulder a few years ago and it feels nothing like that, but never landed on my elbow before.
Tue, 24 Feb 2015
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thank you for the question.I would suggest an xray of elbow and forearm to see position of radial head (upper end of radius in forearm). sometimes missed subluxation could be bothering. If indeed it is, then after a month it may be possible to reduce it but with difficulty/other would be surgical correction. Support the forearm and elbow in a sling and immediately see an orthopedic surgeon.Take combiflam TDSPC after meals and guard from all movements till x ray shows otherwise
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How Long Does Bone Bruise Take To Heal?

thank you for the question.I would suggest an xray of elbow and forearm to see position of radial head (upper end of radius in forearm). sometimes missed subluxation could be bothering. If indeed it is, then after a month it may be possible to reduce it but with difficulty/other would be surgical correction. Support the forearm and elbow in a sling and immediately see an orthopedic surgeon.Take combiflam TDSPC after meals and guard from all movements till x ray shows otherwise