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Bruising And Swelling In Fingers. Taking IBS And Muscle Relaxants. Will Arnica Help?
fx lt humerus 5 days ago x 3 3 sites to upper humeros - orthopist seen 3 days ago - terrible bruising and swelling down to fingers - neuros and circ ok - should i keep icing?. currently taking ibs and mild muscle relaxants, but have stronger pain meds - would topical application like arnica, voltaren etc be helpful for pain, swelling?
Sat, 21 Sep 2013
Hi, thanks for writing to HCM.
The initial conservative management of Fracture humerus is as follows -
* protection of the injured area with the help of a splint or brace
* rest to the local part and avoding any movements that produces pain
* Ice packing once in 2 hours to alleviate the pain and inflammation
* elevation of the limb and active finger movements to resolve the swelling
* analgesic medications like advil or aleve to reduce the pain.
Consult an orthopedic surgeon for the definitive management.
Hope this information is helpful. Good day
The initial conservative management of Fracture humerus is as follows -
* protection of the injured area with the help of a splint or brace
* rest to the local part and avoding any movements that produces pain
* Ice packing once in 2 hours to alleviate the pain and inflammation
* elevation of the limb and active finger movements to resolve the swelling
* analgesic medications like advil or aleve to reduce the pain.
Consult an orthopedic surgeon for the definitive management.
Hope this information is helpful. Good day
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