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How To Treat Swollen Knee After Fell And Hurt?
hello..yesterday i fell on my knee and it just got scratched and bruised lightly then i fell again today while ascending the stairs (the edge of the stairs) and got my knee again hurt but now it is too swollen, hurts alot and i cant bend it,i can slightly walk on it(without bending it) and ofcourse there is a cut because of the staur edge.should i go to th hospital? or i can treat it at home and how?
Fri, 11 Apr 2014
Rightnow if there is swelling then do icing at home and take rest, when swelling reduced then go to doctor . this can be minor ligament tear or only a muscle spasm
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