So, a week ago I injured my foot, kicking a tree.
A person may be more at risk of bone bruising if they:
Take part in high-impact sports-related activities with trees
Have a physically demanding job
Do not wear protective equipment for sports or their job
Have osteoarthritis.
Bone bruises are common in people who play soccer, football, hockey, and basketball, those who practice martial arts, and in road runners.
Bone bruises do not show up on X-rays, although an X-ray may be given to rule out a bone fracture. They appear on MRI scans as poorly-defined regions in the marrow.
Most bone bruises heal within a couple of months. However, it may be weeks or even months before a person can return to their sport.
In rare cases, the body may struggle to get blood flow to return to the injured area, causing avascular necrosis of the bone. Avascular necrosis is the death of bone tissue due to lack of blood supply. If the bone dies, the resulting damage is irreversible.
The time a bone bruise takes to heal depends on its severity. Bone bruises heal from as early as 3 weeks to 2 years.
kenneth fish wrote:I don't know if I am qualified to comment on the internet as I am actually a doctor (Osteopath and Chiropractor)....
I'd say that being a doctor AND MA practitioner makes you unusually qualified.
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