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Swelling In Knee After A Fall And Bruising. Normal?
I tripped over a 2 inch raise in the sidewalk and got a scrape 2 inches below the left kneecap and a huge swollen lump 2 inches below that on Tues. night 9/11/12. I am on warafin. I called the doctor and they told me to skip one day of warafin medicine. The swelling has gone down from 3/4 inch to 1/2 inch and from a 3 inch area down to a 1 1/2 inch area. I have been icing the leg on and off since Tuesday night. Should I be doing anything differently? I keep the leg raised at night when sleeping and at home during the evening before bed. I put an ace bandage on it durning the day but it bothers me and the area (lump) is still warm to tthe touch. Do I need to go in and have the doctor look at it? I take blood thinners for chronic a-fib and I am a 57 yr. old female. Thank you. Alison
go first make MRI KNEE JOINT to determine problem lead to this pain meniscal tear or inflammation.reuce body weight dont squat to decrease load on knee and dont lift heavy weight.take MRI report and go to orthopaedic specialist then make physio therapy sessions under physical therapist supervision (elctro therapy_ultrasound _stregthening ex_stretching ex) with anti inflammatory medications.
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Swelling In Knee After A Fall And Bruising. Normal?
go first make MRI KNEE JOINT to determine problem lead to this pain meniscal tear or inflammation.reuce body weight dont squat to decrease load on knee and dont lift heavy weight.take MRI report and go to orthopaedic specialist then make physio therapy sessions under physical therapist supervision (elctro therapy_ultrasound _stregthening ex_stretching ex) with anti inflammatory medications.