That mysterious purple mark appearing on your arm without any memory of bumping into something might seem like a minor annoyance, but when bruising becomes frequent and unexplained, it could signal a ...

You’ve spotted another unexplained purple blotch on your thigh. Or maybe you’ve noticed your shins look like a connect-the-dots puzzle of bruises in various healing stages. If you’re constantly ...

The healing time for a bruise can vary depending on how and where the bruise happened, your overall health, and other individual factors. Talk to your healthcare provider for tips on how to prevent ...

Ramming a shin into a coffee table. Bumping a knee into that rod under your desk. Taking a tumble off a bike. These things tend to hurt like [redacted], so you probably won’t be surprised when you ...

A bump against a table corner or a fall while playing a spirited game of catch—life is full of these little encounters that slip by unnoticed, until the next morning when the skin reveals what wasn’t ...