A couple of weeks ago my 15 year old son was playing in a high school football game. In one play he was at the bottom of a pile up.

An MRI on his ankle determined he had a bruised bone. We were told it would take a long time to heal and he was to stay off of that foot, wear an air cast.

He has already missed the last couple weeks of football season. Basketball season is coming up soon. Would such an injury totally wipe out him playing basketball this year? Or would he have a chance to catch part of the season? Also what might we expect later on down the road? Will this injury always give him problems?

If we get struck on muscle or soft tissue during these unexpected encounters, we understand the bruising, discoloration and swelling which occurs and treat ourselves accordingly. However, when we are struck on a bony surface, there doesn't seem to be any discoloration or swelling, and it is hard to understand why the area hurts and continues to hurt for so long. In fact, it is not uncommon for such injuries to hurt for 8 to 12 weeks.

To understand the why of it all is this: when we strike a bone against another hard surface, we cause small fractures in the outer layers of the bone which are called the cortex. The layman's term for this condition is a bone bruise.

Treatment of Bone Bruises


Homeopathic Management