Could my bone be bruised?!
Question: Could my bone be bruised.?
Im not sure how it happened, but one day i hit the side of my calf with my fist gently and noticed it hurt reallyyyy bad. so i kept an eye on it and its never been bruised on the skin but its been a week or two and the pain keeps getting worse. now when i run it starts to hurt. at cheerleading practice i was doing a jump and i hit my fist really hard in that spot by accident and i almost starting crying. is a bone bruise.? is it chipped.? i wouldnt be as worried if there was a skin bruise, but there isntHealth Question & Answer
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You don't really bruise a bone, but the ligament closest to it can be or a nerve. The only way you are going to find out for sure if the bone is chipped or has a hairline crack in it is with an x-ray. But for now you can help the pain by applying some moist heat. Take a towel, soak it with hot water, ring it out and wrap the towel around your calf. H
ave a second towel handy to quickly replace the first one when it begins to cool. Do this with the hot towels until the skin starts to turn slightly red. Now massage the area and apply some pain cream like Aspercreme. Do this procedure at least twice a day and rest that leg as much as possible. You could also take a 600 Mg's tablet of Ibuprofen twice a day. An ace bandage support would also help, but don't wear it to bed. Use one while at home or out if you wear long pants. Wishing you the very best young lady and I hope the pain goes away as quickly as it came. Good luck.Health Question & Answer
ave a second towel handy to quickly replace the first one when it begins to cool. Do this with the hot towels until the skin starts to turn slightly red. Now massage the area and apply some pain cream like Aspercreme. Do this procedure at least twice a day and rest that leg as much as possible. You could also take a 600 Mg's tablet of Ibuprofen twice a day. An ace bandage support would also help, but don't wear it to bed. Use one while at home or out if you wear long pants. Wishing you the very best young lady and I hope the pain goes away as quickly as it came. Good luck.Health Question & Answer