Shin area swollen & bruised after taking a nasty fall on my icy stairs...?!
Question: Shin area swollen & bruised after taking a nasty fall on my icy stairs...?
I fell outside of my house a five days ago while it was snowing and I fell on my leg. It's pretty badly scraped up, but that's not really the problem. It's swollen and bruised in the area where I landed on the stairs (right below my knee) and it hurts when you press on it. It hurts to walk, but it is withstand able. It was swollen almost immediately after I fell and the bruising came about two days later. My mom thinks that I could have a bruised bone. What can I do to speed up the healing process for this? Thanks.
Answers:
Please go to your doctor for an assessment of your leg. He or she may recommend getting an x-ray just to rule out a fracture (break). The doctor may also send you for physical therapy to help speed up the healing process.
Please put ice packs on the area until talking to the doctor. The general rule with a sprain or strain (if that applies to you) is REST (rest, ice, compression, elevation). Here is a site for more information, however, NOT in place of advice from your doctor: http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/…