Bruises and contusions

Bruises

Skin becomes decolorized as the result of damaging trauma.   Adjacent blood vessel ruptures, leaking blood into the surrounding skin tissue

Symptoms in damaged area:

•  Becomes red with a bluish hue

•  Swelling/bump

•  Localized pain

Home remedies are effective healing mechanisms.   Usually speeding up the healing process, but still may take months to heal bruised bones

Contusions (Bone bruises)

A bone bruise is damage to a bone.   Usually consequential to blunt trauma or injury; similar to a fracture or soft tissue bruise;

A bone bruise heals more slowly than a regular bruise

Can be diagnosed by X-ray and MRI