Something as simple as bumping your head on a door as you’re getting out of the car can create a nasty bruise that takes weeks to disappear. Without knowing how to get rid of bruises, you’re stuck ...

The body needs time to heal bruises, which are caused by trauma to small blood vessels beneath the skin. But there are ways to help speed up the process, doctors say: Ice it. On the day you get a ...

Waking up in the morning with a bruise you don't remember causing is not unusual for anybody. But if this starts to happen more and more often, or if you start to develop bruises from seemingly minor ...

Dear Doctor: I tripped on a curb and hit the pavement pretty hard. I didn’t break a bone, but after a few days, the area around my knee started to hurt and got very sensitive. I’m told this is a bone ...