Fell And Broke Collar Bone. Feeling Tightness And Unable To Sleep. Suggest A Solution?

Posted on Tue, 29 Oct 2013

Question: I fell and broke my collar bone. I am so tight I can barely sleep.

Answered by Dr. Saurabh Gupta (53 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Let me know the duration of injury

Detailed Answer:
Hi and Thanks for your query.

Fracture of collar bone usually unite with conservative management and takes 3-4 weeks for union.
Let me know the duration of injury and treatment taken.There is feature to upload the xrays/reports, kindly utilise that so that I can help you in better ways.
Meanwhile you can take anti-inflammatory drug like motrin to reduce pain and inflammation.

I do hope that you have found something helpful and informative and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care.

Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar