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How To Heal Injury Mediated Scrape And Bruising In Leg And Ankle?

A week and a half ago my daughter was sliding into second base and the girl playing second stumbled, raking here metal cleats across the front of my daughters shin. It was a nasty scrape from below her knee to the top of foot. The scrape is healing, but she has had bruising in her leg and ankle. She has been wrapping the leg and continues to play. Trouble is at night the shin and leg throbs and she has significant pain. So much that she cries. What might this be? Didn t think it was broke, because she is still able to move around, run and play. Although she is uncomfortable, but not like at night time.
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hi i have read the details as described by you about your daughter's injury. If she has bruise on the leg with scrape wound , it is because of bleeding in the leg due to injury. Also if she continues playing then by the evening swelling will increase causing discomfort and pain. I would suggest that she takes rest for few days keeping the leg elevated on pillows and then start playing again once swelling goes down.
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How To Heal Injury Mediated Scrape And Bruising In Leg And Ankle?

hi i have read the details as described by you about your daughter s injury. If she has bruise on the leg with scrape wound , it is because of bleeding in the leg due to injury. Also if she continues playing then by the evening swelling will increase causing discomfort and pain. I would suggest that she takes rest for few days keeping the leg elevated on pillows and then start playing again once swelling goes down.