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I have pain on my side, under the rib cage. Could it be from golf? What can I do to make it better? I stopped playing golf for a week, the pain was gone, but I practiced my drives today and it hurts again. Is rest the right thing? How long would I need to lay off?
** Thanks for contacting HCM with your health concern
1. As the symptoms are waxing and waning of pain consulting a chest specialist for X-ray chest [to exclude complication arising from rib fracture like pneumothorax, surgical emphysema, chest infection], should be excluded, till then
- chest strapping: shave the hair over lower half of the chest.Apply Tincture Benzoin. Apply 2 broad strips of sticking plaster around the injured chest for 3/4 circle [do not wrap it too tight otherwise it stops the lung from expanding and may lead to pneumonia]
- Injection Fortwin 1 cc IM: 1-2 times a day thereafter Capsule proxyvon [analgesic]: 1 thrice daily
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How Can Pain Under The Rib Cage Be Treated?
** Thanks for contacting HCM with your health concern 1. As the symptoms are waxing and waning of pain consulting a chest specialist for X-ray chest [to exclude complication arising from rib fracture like pneumothorax, surgical emphysema, chest infection], should be excluded, till then - chest strapping: shave the hair over lower half of the chest.Apply Tincture Benzoin. Apply 2 broad strips of sticking plaster around the injured chest for 3/4 circle [do not wrap it too tight otherwise it stops the lung from expanding and may lead to pneumonia] - Injection Fortwin 1 cc IM: 1-2 times a day thereafter Capsule proxyvon [analgesic]: 1 thrice daily - Tablet osteocalcium [calcium]: 1 twice daily - For recurrent pain: intercostal nerve block, posteriorly, under the lower rib margin.