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What Causes Collarbone Despite Taking Advil For A Sprain?
It started last Thursday.. I cleaned leaves out of the pool and my shoulder started to ache. Somehow I think I sprained/strained my collarbone muscle. It is irritated and swollen and hurts all the way down to the bone. How can this be cured and what over the counter medicine will take the pain away? I ve had headaches since it started and been taking Advil for the pain,which isn t doing nothing.
Thu, 23 Nov 2017
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Try using voltaren gel application,and support the pain side shoulder and arm in a cuff and collar sling to prevent transmission of arm movement and weight up to the collar joint.This will give rest for healing of inflammation and swelling.Advil or Motrin twice to thrice daily after meals and ranitidine 300mg once in morning empty stomach may be taken.consulta doctor too for checking
Try using voltaren gel application,and support the pain side shoulder and arm in a cuff and collar sling to prevent transmission of arm movement and weight up to the collar joint.This will give rest for healing of inflammation and swelling.Advil or Motrin twice to thrice daily after meals and ranitidine 300mg once in morning empty stomach may be taken.consulta doctor too for checking
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