Is it normal to have a bruise with no pain!?!?!?!
Question:
Is it normal to have a bruise with no pain!?!?!?
i sprained my ankle recently, and my ankle got swollen. I also have this bruise on the outside of my foot thats a very dark purple/blue color. the thing is, it doesn't hurt or anything when i push against it, is this normal??
other bruises usually hurt when you poke them or something, but this one doesn't at all....could this be because of the swelling or just not normal???
Answers:
When your ankle got swollen, did you treat it with ice? You should have.
ICE: I: ice
C: compression
E: elevation
You must have broken a lot of capillars when you sprained it, the reason for that color. Yes, some bruises do not hurt, do not worry about that.
If you are at the first couple of days of sprain use ICE, after that you have to use mix of warm and cold, and then warm. You should be certain that nothing is broken and at some point slowly make movements, and maybe some physiotherapy. I don't know how bad it is so it's possible that you don't need physio. But don't go and start running now with that foot for example.
I hope you heel well