A 32-year-old member asked:
what kind of pain pills can i take for bruised ribs?
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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered
24 years experience Psychiatry
NSAIDS: Nonsteroidal anti inflammatory medications can be very helpful for musculoskeletal pain. My patients have found auricular acupuncture superior to both nsaid's and narcotics for rib fractures/ pain.
Answered on Sep 16, 2016
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A 35-year-old member asked:
Dr. Alan Ali answered
31 years experience Psychiatry
Analgesic: Nsaids unless otherwise recommended by your doctor.
A 31-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ryan Stanton answered
17 years experience Emergency Medicine
Depends: It depends on the severity and whether there is a fracture involved, but it could be 6-8 weeks.
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A 69-year-old female asked:
Dr. Warren Wolfe answered
57 years experience Family Medicine
NSAIDs: Those are medicines like Aleve, (naproxen) Aspirin and a few prescription medications. Normally it should take a couple of weeks to heal. You could al ... Read More
A 60-year-old male asked:
Dr. Ronald Krauser answered
51 years experience Rheumatology
About 3 weeks: It takes about 3 weeks for rib contusions to heal.
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