In everyday life, a person very often, one way or another, encounters various bruises. This type of damage occurs, most often, as an independent injury, but can also occur with severe injuries - fractures, dislocations and other injuries of internal organs. In more detail, consider the contusion of the ribs. The treatment is described below.
The ribs are part of the human skeleton and an integral part of the chest. Their main function is to protect the most important internal organs of a person from external damage.
A rib is a flat, spongy, long bone that has bends in two planes. The composition of each rib includes the cartilaginous part, and its bone part is divided into three departments: the neck, head and body.
Bruising of the ribs can occur as a result of falling from a slight height or impact with any blunt object. During injury, a very severe pain occurs, which gradually subsides. Along with pain, a swelling appears, which later develops into a hematoma, breathing can be difficult. In such cases, timely treatment is very important.
If your doctor has diagnosed a "bruised rib," the following treatment is usually prescribed. The first is to provide the victim with a state of rest. Then, a pressure bandage is applied to the area of the injury, an elevated position is attached. This allows you to stop hemorrhage in the soft tissue. The next, no less important part of the treatment of rib bruises is the use of cold. Cold is recommended to be applied as soon as possible, best immediately after a bruise. Usually a bubble is placed with ice, in its absence - a towel moistened with cold water. From these procedures, resorption of hemorrhages is accelerated, pain is reduced. Cooling is used during the first 2–3 days, then the use of warming compresses begins . In case of minor bruises, treatment is carried out on an outpatient basis. Treatment of severe bruises requires hospitalization, a thorough examination to exclude fractures of the ribs and other serious damage to internal organs.
If this is a simple contusion of the ribs, treatment with the help of traditional medicine then is sometimes very effective. That is why the treatment of bruises with folk remedies is quite common. They resort to their help, mainly in cases where outpatient treatment or hospitalization are impossible. Of the variety of traditional medicine, we consider the most common:
- with any bruises, a linen patch helps perfectly. A clean linen cloth is taken, crushed to a 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 site of injury;
- the viper fat is rubbed into the bruise;
- after removing the cold, they recommend drinking a decoction of Arnica flowers, rubbing the injury site with camphor alcohol;
- hot compresses are done twice a day to treat bruises. Apply a concentrated solution of Epsom salts in a ratio of 30-40 g per liter of water;
- Fresh leaves of cabbage are applied to the place of injury 1-2 times a day;
- beans cooked and mashed into gruel are applied 1-2 times daily to a bruise;
- The most effective remedy is a body tramp. It (two tablespoons) should be crushed into powder, then diluted with four tablespoons of boiled water. Apply to the site of injury. It works very well in the treatment of bruising;
- apply aloe with honey to the marks from the blows;
- a decoction or tincture of flowers of rosemary rubbed a place of severe bruising twice a day;
- apply potato slices to a long-term bruise, make a bandage of cotton cloth and leave it overnight;
- gauze napkins are moistened with fresh radish juice and applied to the site of injury 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 places of bruises.
And remember - with a “bruised rib” injury, the treatment is simple, inexpensive and effective only if you deal with it!