Treat slight swelling on the leg yourself after a shock
After a bump on the leg or arm, swellings or bruises can develop very quickly. At first glance, this is not a bad thing, but it can still cause considerable pain and should be treated.
What you need:
- Cool bags / ice cubes
- Washcloth / old cloth
- Tea tree oil
- acetic clay
- Gauze bandage / bandage
- patience
Bruising and swelling on the leg or on the poor often occur during sporting activities when the appropriate protectors are not worn. But even in your free time or while doing housework, it can happen that you bump into the door or the cupboard. The result is usually a swelling or a bruise, which can also be very painful. But if you act quickly here, you can complaints get a good handle on it.
This is how you can treat swelling yourself
- As soon as you take a bump, you should cool the area immediately. This can be done with a cooling bag or with ice cubes. However, you should put ice cubes in an old washcloth or in an old cotton cloth.
- Rapid cooling can prevent significant swelling. Even a bruise cannot spread any further.
- You can also put some tea tree oil on the affected area and then put a cold compress around the leg. But it should be ensured beforehand that the tea tree oil on the skin is tolerated.
- A Association with acetic clay helps against pains and in the rapid healing of swelling and bruises. You can get this clay in the pharmacy or possibly in a health food store.
- In a small bowl, mix a tablespoon of clay with approx. 250 ml of water. Then an old cloth is soaked in it, wrung out briefly and then placed on the swelling on the leg. You can wrap and stabilize the cloth with a bandage / gauze bandage.
- Otherwise, only patience will help, because swelling and bruises will go away on their own. However, if there is significant pain and you cannot go about your day-to-day activities, a doctor should take a look at the injury. In this way it can be clarified whether something else is still present.
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