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What Causes Numbness Along With Bruising In Knee?

My son came off his motorbike on Sunday he had lots of protective padding on including knee guards, but he hurt his knee he was back on his bike after about 15 mins but now his knee is black and blue he s also complaining its numb when he touches it is that normal or should I get it checked out? He can walk on it but not properly
Fri, 27 Nov 2015
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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 due to injury there is rupture of small superficial blood vessels leading to spillage of blood into the soft tissues leading to Hematoma formation and bruising..
Numbness can be due to injury and inflammation of terminal nerve endings at the site of injury..
I would suggest you to ice packs or cool compresses over the injured area..
You can also apply a heparin gel over the area of injury for faster fading of bruising..
You can also take painkiller like Ibuprofen for relief from pain and inflammation..
Elevate your leg while lying down..
In case if there is pain on putting weight over the knee consult an Orthopedician for an x ray to rule out for fractures..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards.
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..
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What Causes Numbness Along With Bruising In Knee?

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concerns.... As per your complain it seems that due to injury there is rupture of small superficial blood vessels leading to spillage of blood into the soft tissues leading to Hematoma formation and bruising.. Numbness can be due to injury and inflammation of terminal nerve endings at the site of injury.. I would suggest you to ice packs or cool compresses over the injured area.. You can also apply a heparin gel over the area of injury for faster fading of bruising.. You can also take painkiller like Ibuprofen for relief from pain and inflammation.. Elevate your leg while lying down.. In case if there is pain on putting weight over the knee consult an Orthopedician for an x ray to rule out for fractures.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora..