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Chronic Cough And Pain In Collar Bone And Ribcage After OHS, Suggest Treatment

3 month ago I had open heart surgery, came home with chronic cough, pain in collar bone area, then in December dr. Found puenomia left side. Not I have pain upper left collar bone, also if I take a deep breath I have pain around bottom middle rib cage
Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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hi,

thank you for providing the brief history of you,

As you mentioned you had OHS, were you recommended physical therapy post that? If so, then there are exercises which includes the upper limb movement and also the breathing exercises which helps move the muscles and the retrain the respiratory system as per the OHS.

Also, due to the incision performed there will be a restriction of the mobility of the joints like the sternoclavicular joint, which needs a mobility at the early stages of OHS.

As you had pnuemonia as well, i will advice to do regular breathing exercises, as lungs needs exercises, medication are all symptomatic, but the healing and regeneration of the cells is performed by the body itself.

So i will advice you to see a physical therapist for relief in pain as well as learning the proper breathing exercises.

As per my personal experience, i have made a 18 weeks rehabilitation plan for my patients and i have not received any complaints since the precaution was mentioned and controlled exercises were implemented from day one.

I wish you recover soon.

Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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Chronic Cough And Pain In Collar Bone And Ribcage After OHS, Suggest Treatment

hi, thank you for providing the brief history of you, As you mentioned you had OHS, were you recommended physical therapy post that? If so, then there are exercises which includes the upper limb movement and also the breathing exercises which helps move the muscles and the retrain the respiratory system as per the OHS. Also, due to the incision performed there will be a restriction of the mobility of the joints like the sternoclavicular joint, which needs a mobility at the early stages of OHS. As you had pnuemonia as well, i will advice to do regular breathing exercises, as lungs needs exercises, medication are all symptomatic, but the healing and regeneration of the cells is performed by the body itself. So i will advice you to see a physical therapist for relief in pain as well as learning the proper breathing exercises. As per my personal experience, i have made a 18 weeks rehabilitation plan for my patients and i have not received any complaints since the precaution was mentioned and controlled exercises were implemented from day one. I wish you recover soon. Regards Jay Indravadan Patel