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Suggest Treatment For Nerve Block In My Ribs

I am having a nerve block for my ribs, I did not fracture them but had a great amount of trauma, the surgeon is going to do a nerve block so that he may manipulate the ribs as they are now overlapping, what is the aftercare for this type of nerve block as I have 4 kids.
Mon, 23 Oct 2017
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Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic.
I can understand your concern.
You can try following things for rib pain.
1. Wear chest belt to immobilize the affected areas of chest.
2. Avoid movements causing pain. Avoid sudden jerky movements of chest.
3. Avoid heavyweight lifting and strenuous exercise.
4. Sit with proper back support.
5. Take painkiller and muscle relaxant drugs like ibuprofen and thiocolchicoside.
6. Apply warm water pad on affected areas.
Try all these for 1-2 weeks. If you are improving then no need for nerve block.
But if you are not improving then go for nerve block.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.
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Suggest Treatment For Nerve Block In My Ribs

Thanks for your question on Healthcare Magic. I can understand your concern. You can try following things for rib pain. 1. Wear chest belt to immobilize the affected areas of chest. 2. Avoid movements causing pain. Avoid sudden jerky movements of chest. 3. Avoid heavyweight lifting and strenuous exercise. 4. Sit with proper back support. 5. Take painkiller and muscle relaxant drugs like ibuprofen and thiocolchicoside. 6. Apply warm water pad on affected areas. Try all these for 1-2 weeks. If you are improving then no need for nerve block. But if you are not improving then go for nerve block. Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.