Suggest Treatment For Soft Tissue Injury

Posted on Sat, 15 Mar 2014

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Question : I tripped and fell down. caught myself on outstretched left arm. 2 months ago. had purple bruise on right leg but is gone now.Arm is still tender at elbow. gets more flexible as day goes on, but more painful and stiff in morning.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (1 hour later)

Brief Answer: It can be a a ligament injury Detailed Answer: Hello, It can be a soft tissue injury or a minor hairline fracture. Some time even a trivial fall. Have you done your fracture at that time. If not then i would recommend you to get a digital X ray of elbow, just to make sure that everything is normal in bone. You have to continue your physiotherapy and elbow exercises as you are doing. Also use hot water fomentation. Apart from that you should also apply Diclofenec ointment. Taking calcium and vitamin D3 will also help in faster recovery. If X ray was done previously and it was normal and symptoms are not improving then MRI has to be done to rule out that there is not any soft tissue or ligament injury.

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Follow up: Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (2 hours later)

If it is a ligament injury, how long should it take to recover.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Naveen Kumar Sharma (13 minutes later)

Brief Answer: it may take 3 months and more Detailed Answer: Hi, Most ligament injuries heal after 3 to 6 weeks. Some time it can take 3 months. I would suggest you to apply a compression bandage to elbow in night so that your elbow should not move in wrong position. As I already suggested you take calcium for fast recovery.Let me know if I can answer any other question for you. It was my pleasure to help you.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T