I fell down and injured my knee region. After going for tests i was told that there is a 1.5 cm clot under my patella. I am in a foreign country and have problems communicating. I was told to go for physiotherapy? Will that help? What are my other options?
2007-01-02 01:24:34 · 4 answers · asked by Sue Ann Y 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
If I am not mistaken he said I have haematoma of soft tissue .
2007-01-02 01:25:55 · update #1
the injury was 3 weeks ago. swelling has gone down but it still hurts when i walk. diagnosis was only made yesterday.
2007-01-02 05:53:40 · update #2
A hematoma is a bruise. If there's a small clot under the kneecap, therapy might jog it loose, but wait until the swelling goes down and keep ice on it. It may just go away.
2007-01-02 01:55:47 · answer #1 · answered by SUZI S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you were told by a doctor that physiotherapy will help the clot then go for it.
2007-01-02 09:32:08 · answer #2 · answered by butterfly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't really know what the therapy can do for it. My reccomendation would be for you take Ibuprofen, Advil, or Alleve for the pain and the blood clot/hematoma will eventually be absorbed by your body.
2007-01-02 09:28:20 · answer #3 · answered by icunurse85 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use ice to decrease pain and swelling.
You may need warfarin to make sure you blood still circulates well and get checked out properly when you get home
2007-01-02 09:26:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋