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What Causes Swelling And Bruising On The Leg After An Injury?

So my friend just fell down her deck steps. The second time since yesterday. There is a huge bruise and swollen very bad from the second fall just just recently happened. She s able to walk and is fine but she s in a lot of pain and I wanna make sure she didn t break anything.
Tue, 23 May 2017
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Hi..
Thanks for the query..

If your friend is able to walk then there is probably no bone fracture as in bone fracture there is inability to put weight over the leg.
It looks like oft tissue injury only and bruising is die to rupture of small blood vessels during injury due to which the blood leaks from them and gets accumulated in soft tissues..
Swelling is also due to inflammation of tissues and fluid accumulation..
I would suggest you that you should give her a combination of anti inflammatory painkillers like Ibuprofen and muscle relaxant like cyclobezaprine.
Apply analgesic gels with muscle relaxant combination can also relieve..
Do cool compresses..
While sleeping or lying down she should elevate the leg by keeping pillows under the foot..
Avoid any strenuous work as it can be painful and swelling can increase..

Hope this helps..

Regards..
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What Causes Swelling And Bruising On The Leg After An Injury?

Hi.. Thanks for the query.. If your friend is able to walk then there is probably no bone fracture as in bone fracture there is inability to put weight over the leg. It looks like oft tissue injury only and bruising is die to rupture of small blood vessels during injury due to which the blood leaks from them and gets accumulated in soft tissues.. Swelling is also due to inflammation of tissues and fluid accumulation.. I would suggest you that you should give her a combination of anti inflammatory painkillers like Ibuprofen and muscle relaxant like cyclobezaprine. Apply analgesic gels with muscle relaxant combination can also relieve.. Do cool compresses.. While sleeping or lying down she should elevate the leg by keeping pillows under the foot.. Avoid any strenuous work as it can be painful and swelling can increase.. Hope this helps.. Regards..