Bruises on legs and arms Your legs and arms are the most common places to get bruises. You may get them if you had a fall, got hurt playing sports, or bumped into a piece of furniture. People over 65 years old and those assigned female at birth (AFAB) are more likely to get bruise...
compress area (reduce swelling and elevate area above the level of the heart). To care for bruises on legs or arms, elevate the limb above the heart to keep blood and fluids from pooling in the injured area. This also helps prevent swelling. Use cold packs for the first 2 days after b...
bruises on my legs even though there is no trauma involved. Since my stroke and blood transfusions last year I get unexplained bruises. I can barely touch something or even jump low to reach for an item and I get a bruise and not necessarily just on my legs, but elsewhere on my body...
Excessive swelling around the bruise, numbness of arms / legs, where fracture of bone is suspected, when it occurs without any reason, when they are recurring without any reason, when they don’t heal in a few weeks (around 2 weeks), when they keep growing, when they appear on abdomen,...
Take between 200 and 400 mg of bromelain three times a day on an empty stomach, or at least 90 minutes to 3 hours before you eat. 5. Take a vitamin C supplement Vitamin C deficiency is a common cause of frequent or unexplained bruising. Not sure if you have a deficiency? W...
Bruises on legs and arms Your legs and arms are the most common places to get bruises. You may get them if you had a fall, got hurt playing sports, or bumped into a piece of furniture. People over 65 years old and those assigned female at birth (AFAB) are more likely to get bruise...