In everyday life, a person is very often, one way or another.otherwise, it encounters various bruises. This type of damage occurs most often as an independent injury, but it can also occur in case of severe injuries - fractures, dislocations and other injuries of internal organs. Consider a hurt ribs in more detail. The treatment is described below.
The ribs are part of the human skeleton and part of the chest. Their main function is to protect the most important internal organs of a person from external damage.
The rib is a flat, spongy, long bone that bends in two planes. The structure of each rib includes the cartilaginous part, and its bone part is divided into three sections: the neck, head, and body.
Bruised ribs may occur as a result of falling frominsignificant height or blow by any blunt object. During injury, there is very severe pain, which gradually subsides. Simultaneously with the pain, swelling appears, later developing into a hematoma, breathing may be difficult. In such cases, timely treatment is very important.
If the doctor has diagnosed you with a rib bruise,The treatment is usually prescribed as follows. The first is to provide the victim with a state of rest. Then a pressure bandage is applied to the area of the bruise, giving an exalted position. This allows you to stop bleeding in the soft tissue. The next, no less important part of the treatment of rib injuries is the use of cold. It is recommended to apply the cold as early as possible, best immediately after the injury. Usually, an ice pack is applied, in its absence, a towel moistened with cold water. From these procedures, resorption of hemorrhage is accelerated, pain is reduced. Cooling is used for the first 2–3 days, then begin to use warming compresses. In the case of minor injuries, treatment is carried out on an outpatient basis. Treatment of severe injuries requires hospitalization, a thorough examination to exclude rib fractures and other serious damage to internal organs.
If it is a simple bruised rib, treatment withtraditional medicine is sometimes very effective. That is why the treatment of injuries folk remedies is quite common. They resort to their help, mainly in cases where outpatient treatment or hospitalization is impossible. Of the variety of means of traditional medicine consider the most common:
- flax helps with any bruisespatch. Take a clean linen cloth, crushed it to a state of dust or powder. The component obtained as a result of grinding is mixed with vegetable oil in a ratio of 1: 4 and applied to the injury site;
- rubbed into the place of bruise fat viper;
- after removing the cold, it is recommended to drink a decoction of arnica flowers, to rub the injury site with camphoric alcohol;
- For the treatment of injuries, hot compresses are made twice a day. Apply a concentrated solution of the English salt in the ratio of 30–40 g per liter of water;
- fresh cabbage leaves are applied to the injury site 1-2 times a day;
- boiled and kneaded beans are applied 1-2 times daily to the bruise;
- наиболее эффективное средство – бодяга.Her (two tablespoons) should be crushed into powder, then diluted with four tablespoons of boiled water. Impose on the injury site. It works very well in the treatment of hemorrhages;
- Aloe and honey are applied to the marks of the blows;
- a place of strong injury twice a day is rubbed with decoction or infusion of flowers of wild rosemary;
- slices of potatoes are applied to an old bruise, a cotton dressing is made and left overnight;
- gauze napkins are moistened with fresh radish juice and applied to the injury site 4-5 times a day for one hour;
- Plantain is very often used, which freshly relieves inflammation and pain. A whole or crumpled sheet is applied to the injury sites.
And remember - in case of injury of “rib bruise”, treatment is simple, inexpensive and effective only if you deal with them!
