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I hurt my knuckles . bruised. ?
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I am sorry: Try icing the area and take Ibuprofen. Over the next few days the pain should start decreasing. Why were you hitting something so hard that it caused your knuckles to be bruised? Use gloves when boxing.
Answered 8/18/2014
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