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Care for broken ribs. mother in law is 86 just got ribs broken. want to go back to work. in pain?
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Pain control: Was she evaluated for this? Did an X-ray show her broken ribs? She should be seen by a doctor. The largest treatment is pain control (prescription), as she recovers/does activity only as her body can tolerate it. If she can take Tylenol/Advil/Ibuprofen, you can give that a try first. Best wishes.
Answered 7/12/2016
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