Have you ever wondered what causes a bruise on your shin when you get hit with the chair, or when you run into a wall? When the tiny blood vessels get damaged due to a skin trauma, there occurs a bruise. The bump is caused due to the leakage in the blood vessels into the tissues of the skin. Also, the response of the body to this damage also results in a bump. Medically referred to as a contusion, bruises occur on the top layer of the skin.
Did you ever notice that some people often get bruised as compared to others? This is due to a number of reasons. Old age and the thin skin are two of the reasons that people are bruised easily. As during old age, the skin turns thinner and capillaries during this period are fragile, thereby gets easily bruised.
Here are 3 of the simplest home remedies for easy bruising treatments:
Compression
In case a person finds a part of the skin bruised, simply wrap the bruise with an elastic bandage, which will help control the blood leakage. This will also help the bruising to get severe and alleviate pain.
Ice therapy
When bruised, the first thing is to reduce the blood flow around the bruised area. Cooling can simply reduce the leakage of the blood. Therefore, the ice pack on the bruised skin can contribute to lessening the leakage into the tissue. Ice therapy also reduces the swelling and pain around that area.
Either use a reusable ice pack or just grab some ice cubes and wrap them in a thin cloth and place it on the bruise. Keep the ice pack for around 10 minutes and wait for another 10 to 15 minutes before repeating the same.
Apply Vitamin K cream
As we know that vitamin K is found in green leafy vegetables and deficiency of the same is also one of the causes of easy bruising. Applying vitamin K cream helps in reducing blood clotting. It aids in reducing the severity of the bruising but if the bruising is severe, contact the doctor.
There are some of the cases of inherited clotting problems that is known as hemophilia. In such cases, there can be extensive bruising or some of the times, life-threatening bleeding. Although there are some of the natural, easy bruising treatment, if a person experiences constant or unexplained bruising, it is advisable to consult the doctor immediately and follow the prescribed medications.
