How to do when thigh muscles are bruised

In daily life, if a patient’s thigh muscle is hit, first of all, the patient should not massage or rub the injured area to avoid aggravating the injury and subcutaneous bleeding, and should rest in bed and elevate the affected limb. Within 24 hours of the injury, ice is applied to the injured area; after 24 hours, topical ointment can be applied to invigorate blood circulation and remove blood stasis, along with local treatment methods such as acupuncture, moxibustion, and acupuncture point herbal iontophoresis. If the patient’s blood pressure is not high, he can also take oral bruising medicine. After 1-2 weeks of proper treatment, the symptoms will be gradually relieved. If the patient feels significant pain in the injured area and there is obvious indentation on examination, an ultrasound examination of the thigh area should be done to clarify the extent of muscle damage. If the muscle appears to be mostly broken or completely broken, surgical treatment should be considered and an incisional exploration muscle repair can be done.