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Swollen Rib Cage, Painful To Breathe Or Cough. Anything I Can Do?
My left rib cage is swollen. About 4-5 weeks ago I bent over to open a box and my rib cage felt like it caved in. It hurt when I took a breath, coughed or turned to the left. I went to my dr and I told her that I think I bruised my ribs. She told me that she would order an xray , but there s really nothing that could be done. An xray wouldn t pick up a bruise and if the ribs were cracked, nothing could be done. So, I still have swelling . Is there anything I can do. Thank you
Sat, 3 Aug 2013
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Under your circumstances, a rib injury is likely. To have relief, you can take oral muscle relaxants and use a chest belt of appropriate size. Avoid doing any heavy work or lifting weights.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. You can consult me again directly through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
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Dr. Praveen Tayal
drtayal72@gmail.com
Thanks for writing to us.
Under your circumstances, a rib injury is likely. To have relief, you can take oral muscle relaxants and use a chest belt of appropriate size. Avoid doing any heavy work or lifting weights.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you. You can consult me again directly through my profile URL http://bit.ly/Dr-Praveen-Tayal
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal
drtayal72@gmail.com
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Hi, thanks for writing to HCM.
All the symptoms in the description suggests that you suffered a RIB INJURY.
These injuries are self limiting and usually heal spontaneously within 3-4 weeks.
Temporarily follow the below mentioned guidelines -
* avoid lying on the affected side
* Ice packing to alleviate the pain
* Analgesic antiinflammatory medicines as needed
* Calcium supplements daily
* Moist heat fomentation to resolve the swelling
Hope this information is helpful. Good day
All the symptoms in the description suggests that you suffered a RIB INJURY.
These injuries are self limiting and usually heal spontaneously within 3-4 weeks.
Temporarily follow the below mentioned guidelines -
* avoid lying on the affected side
* Ice packing to alleviate the pain
* Analgesic antiinflammatory medicines as needed
* Calcium supplements daily
* Moist heat fomentation to resolve the swelling
Hope this information is helpful. Good day
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Hello,
Thanks for writing to us.
From descrition seems to be broken rib. Now you can apply muscle relaxant gel locally to relieve the spasm, You can apply rib belt to get relief.Doing hot fomatation will be helpful.
Hope this helps you.
Wishing you good health...
Regards.
Thanks for writing to us.
From descrition seems to be broken rib. Now you can apply muscle relaxant gel locally to relieve the spasm, You can apply rib belt to get relief.Doing hot fomatation will be helpful.
Hope this helps you.
Wishing you good health...
Regards.
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