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Call your doctor immediately if you feel extreme pressure in a bruised part of your body, especially if the area is large or very painful. This may be due to a condition known as"compartment syndrome."
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Several types of topical applications are usually recommend to speed healing and to reduce the pain associated with bruises. Vitamin K cream can be applied directly to the site of injury.
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A bruise by itself needs no medical treatment. It is often recommended that ice packs be applied on and off during the first 24 hours of injury to reduce the bruising.
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A bruise by itself usually requires no medical treatment. It is often recommended that ice packs be applied on and off during the first 24 hours after injury to reduce the bruising.
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Cooling treatments lower body temperature in order to relieve pain, swelling, constriction of blood vessels, and to decrease the liklihood of cellular damage by slowing the metabolism. Sponge baths, cold compresses, and cold packs are all wet cool...
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Cooling or cold treatments are used to decrease pain, minimize swelling, and slow the inflammatory response secondary to injury(usually acute). Cold treatments slow the local physiological activity of the tissues, decrease nerve transmission, and ...
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Detailed information on whether to use heat or cold when treating sore muscles or an injury
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