Most people develop bruises at some point or the other, be it after bumping into furniture, minor accidents, or even while exercising. Of course, as reels on social media also frequently showcase, ...

You've had a bump, blow, or knock to your body that was hard enough to damage small blood vessels under your skin. Blood leaks out of these blood vessels, called capillaries, and seeps into the ...

Domestic Violence Intervention Program volunteer Jake Miller, a University of Iowa student from Arlington Heights, Ill., picks up refurbished bicycles from the Bike Library in Iowa City on Dec. 10.

A stone bruise is a pain on the ball of your foot or the pad of your heel. Its name has two derivations: If you step down hard on a small object — such as a stone or pebble — it’s painful, and often ...

Bruising, cuts and scrapes all form part of a normal kids’ life, and if you have active little ones who love to run, jump or climb, you will have seen plenty of minor bumps and bruises as a parent.

Bruises are especially common if you play any kind of sports that can (literally) knock you on your butt, such as: sit down too hard get hit on the butt too forcefully with someone’s hand or with ...

Abishek Santhakumar is affiliated with the Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, Charles Sturt University. Hi Francesca, thanks for sending in this great question. If you fall off your bike or ...