Hi. My mother has what appears like a bruise on her arm near the elbow. It has grown in size over the past two weeks and she is complaining of pain around the elbow. Is it something to be concerned about? She is 82 and takes 75mg of aspirin due to a previous heart condition.
Hi, thank you for providing the brief history of your mother. A thorough musculoskeletal assessment is advised. As your mother is 82, this bruise will be related to pressure sore. Which is common in most patients. Also, the pain is the protective mechanism to indicate that the bruise is present and pressure on that area should be avoided. Also, the muscles will be weak. I recommend undergoing a simple physical therapy like ultrasound therapy to reduce the pain. Also, if your mother is not diabetic than quick icing should help reduce the bruising. Physical therapy will help get strength and functional ability of your mother. Post which she might not develop such things as in. In my Clinical practice I see geriatrics a lot and by the help of physical therapy they respond well in strength and functional ability as well.regards Jay In Chat Doctor.