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How Can Painful Muscle Spasms On The Thighs Be Treated?
Yes, My husband broke ribs 7 and 8 and punctured his right lung on 11/12/17. He is having severe muscle spasms in his back side and front and his thigh muscles are very sore even though he hasn t done anything taxing to cause it. He is more sore than when he came home from hospital. Where he had his chest tube is also still very sore.Is this normal? How long should he be sore and when can we expect healing? We have been to the ER to have him checked out. The DR said that there is good calcification on the ribs. No collapsed lung any more and his oxy level is good also. They also checked his heart.
Wed, 13 Jun 2018
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1- Rest your body until complete recovery, by avoiding extreme physical activity.
2- You can use analgesics such as Ibuprofen and topical drugs such as Diclofenac.
3- Muscle strengthening and stretching exercise program.
4- Muscle relaxants.
5- Your doctor might prescribe more potent analgesics in some cases when ibuprofen is not enough.
6- Apply cold compressors for 15 minutes every 2-3 hours.
I hope I have answered your query. Let me know if you have any further questions.
Take care.
1- Rest your body until complete recovery, by avoiding extreme physical activity.
2- You can use analgesics such as Ibuprofen and topical drugs such as Diclofenac.
3- Muscle strengthening and stretching exercise program.
4- Muscle relaxants.
5- Your doctor might prescribe more potent analgesics in some cases when ibuprofen is not enough.
6- Apply cold compressors for 15 minutes every 2-3 hours.
I hope I have answered your query. Let me know if you have any further questions.
Take care.
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