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Suggest Treatment For Swelling And Soreness In The Chest
I was riding in a car with my sister. I got out of my seatbelt to give her parking money and at the same time
She stepped hard on the gas pedal and I went flying and banged my left upper chest against the back of her seat. It has a small swelling area and it is sore. It kills when I cough and blow my nose and when I laugh. Does it seem like I have a cracked or broken rib?
She stepped hard on the gas pedal and I went flying and banged my left upper chest against the back of her seat. It has a small swelling area and it is sore. It kills when I cough and blow my nose and when I laugh. Does it seem like I have a cracked or broken rib?
Thu, 4 Sep 2014
hai,looks like you have suffered a traumatic chest injury.
these injuries are normaly very painful due to the rich nervous innervation to the chest & rib,and also during raised intrathoracic pressures'
u should practice deep breathing exercises,incentive spirometry,local; application of pain gel.
do not hold your breath,due to pain
you can take painkillers like tramadol,diclofenac, if not contraindicated.
if the pain still persists please go for a chest x-ray AP view,& an ECG
Please visit a chest physician
take care
these injuries are normaly very painful due to the rich nervous innervation to the chest & rib,and also during raised intrathoracic pressures'
u should practice deep breathing exercises,incentive spirometry,local; application of pain gel.
do not hold your breath,due to pain
you can take painkillers like tramadol,diclofenac, if not contraindicated.
if the pain still persists please go for a chest x-ray AP view,& an ECG
Please visit a chest physician
take care
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