{"id":17209,"date":"2025-09-15T11:12:33","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:12:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/?p=17209"},"modified":"2025-09-15T11:12:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T15:12:33","slug":"slips-falls-bruises-painful-joints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valuecare.wpgamma.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/15\/slips-falls-bruises-painful-joints\/","title":{"rendered":"Slips, Falls, Bruises, Painful Joints"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This time of year always seems to be full of more slips and falls due to the snow and icy conditions. Although these types of injuries can happen any time of the year.<\/p>\n

You might want to keep this page handy.<\/p>\n

The type of injuries in this article are not serious type injuries but are the bumps and\u00a0Bruises<\/a>\u00a0you experience occasionally when doing everyday activities including things like: tripping over a\u00a0Toy<\/a>\u00a0or rug, twisting a foot\/ankle while playing backyard sports and boom \u2013 you are on the ground, slipping on the ice and falling on your buttocks. Maybe even getting elbowed in the chest\/or breast while playing with your kids. The scenarios are too vast to list here, but you know what I\u2019m talking about.<\/p>\n

Your elbow and knee joints, along with any fingers and toes can also get bruised and strained, (but not broken). Of course,\u00a0Bruising<\/a>\u00a0occurs around these joints involving the soft tissue.<\/p>\n

Heaven forbid, if you should hit your face. This can produce terrible\u00a0Bruising<\/a>\u00a0too.<\/p>\n

As with any of the above injuries, the first step is to apply ice or cold compresses. The sooner you can apply cold, the less likely for tissue damage occurring from broken blood vessels. Ice or cold helps to reduce pain and swelling. If you suspect something is sprained or broken, keep the area quiet, keep the ice on and seek medical attention.<\/p>\n

If you suspect\u00a0Bruising<\/a>, apply a few drops of Pure\u00a0Helichrysum<\/a>\u00a0to the area immediately. Then continue applying the cold compress.\u00a0Helichrysum<\/a>\u00a0has the ability to reduce the under the surface bleeding associated with\u00a0Bruising<\/a>\u00a0and is also great at reducing pain.<\/p>\n

Applying ice or cold compresses for the first few days \u2013 3 or more times a day will help. When using ice packs, please pay attention as you don\u2019t want to cause frost bite or frozen skin. Between the ice and cold packs, lightly massage the following blend on the affected areas.<\/p>\n

For General\u00a0Bruising<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n