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Suggest Treatment For Pain And Swelling On The Hand

I have recently fallen down , i have bruised my hand which is turning black in color. there is a small painful upon touch swelling just above my ankle which pains even after more than a week. I also have a pain in my back which erupts as i move about. i also have pain on my thigh, and swelling has begun is there any medication other than dolo and cold pack that i may use
Mon, 18 May 2015
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Hello,

Welcome to Health Care Magic.
Thanks for writing.

I am Dr.Saddiq-ul-Abidin. I have read your question completely, i understand your concern and will try to help you in best way possible.

I am sorry to know about what happened , I will give you a series of suggestions which will hopefully help you with the problems you have.
In you case the first thing which one has to do is to get any fracture ruled out. If you went to a ER afterwards and ruled out fractures then remaining are soft tissue injuries which heal up sooner or the later.
If you can make a fist of your hand easily then it's less likely to be a fracture there. There are certain things which can aid in your healing.

1) You can take Brufen tablet twice a day this will give relief to pain as well as will help to decrease the inflammation.

2) Wrap a crepe bandage around the hand.
3) Give it rest.
4) Keep it elevated don't hand it, hanging it will pool blood and fluid in the hand.
5) Warm compresses or keeping hand in warm water will loosen up the tissues this lets tissues heal quick and swelling goes away sooner.

It may take a couple of weeks to a month for even soft tissue injuries to heal up so i will suggest you not to panic and just take care of your hand with proper use of medicine for better control of the problem.



I hope this answered your question.If you have more queries I am happy to answer.Otherwise rate and close the discussion


Regrads.

Dr.Saddiq ul Abidin
M.B.B.S(Licensed Family Physician)
Resident Medicine.
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Suggest Treatment For Pain And Swelling On The Hand

Hello, Welcome to Health Care Magic. Thanks for writing. I am Dr.Saddiq-ul-Abidin. I have read your question completely, i understand your concern and will try to help you in best way possible. I am sorry to know about what happened , I will give you a series of suggestions which will hopefully help you with the problems you have. In you case the first thing which one has to do is to get any fracture ruled out. If you went to a ER afterwards and ruled out fractures then remaining are soft tissue injuries which heal up sooner or the later. If you can make a fist of your hand easily then it s less likely to be a fracture there. There are certain things which can aid in your healing. 1) You can take Brufen tablet twice a day this will give relief to pain as well as will help to decrease the inflammation. 2) Wrap a crepe bandage around the hand. 3) Give it rest. 4) Keep it elevated don t hand it, hanging it will pool blood and fluid in the hand. 5) Warm compresses or keeping hand in warm water will loosen up the tissues this lets tissues heal quick and swelling goes away sooner. It may take a couple of weeks to a month for even soft tissue injuries to heal up so i will suggest you not to panic and just take care of your hand with proper use of medicine for better control of the problem. I hope this answered your question.If you have more queries I am happy to answer.Otherwise rate and close the discussion Regrads. Dr.Saddiq ul Abidin M.B.B.S(Licensed Family Physician) Resident Medicine.