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Badly bruised hip after falling directly on it playing basketball. am icing daily, nsaids & epsom salt baths. what else to help it heal best & fast?
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If still: Ambulatory then activity as tolerated. If severe pain with walking may want to consider an x-ray of the hip and pelvis.
Answered 12/26/2013
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A few more things: One of my favorite treatments is a topical cream with homeopathic arnica; this helps many and research supports it (there are both positive and negative studies but harmless to try); you can also take 2 pellets of Arnica 12c morning and bedtime. Also try Vit. C 1000 mg 3x/day, Zinc 30 mg/day, fish oil, curcumin 500 mg 2x/day. Also consider acupuncture. See https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25171757/
Answered 6/10/2020
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