Fractured Ribs

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General Introduction

If there are no internal injuries present, the patients with rib fractures are usually sent home for rest. Compression wraps are not recommended for broken ribs, because they inhibit breathing, increasing the risk of pneumonia.^[1] Fractured ribs take on average at least 6 weeks to heal.^[2]

Since lungs expand and contract on each inhalation and exhalation, having fractured ribs is usually a very painful experience. Yet it is important to take as many deep breaths as possible, and to cough once an hour, to prevent pneumonia or a partial collapse of the lung tissue.

The conventional pain-relieving options include icing the injured area, plenty of rest, and pain relieving drugs. The medicated pain-relieving options are great within the first few days of the injury, but it has been shown, especially with long-term use, that instead of actually speeding up the recovery process, their inhibitory effects might interfere with the body's healing process.^[3] Also, in the majority of cases people with broken ribs can allow only a short rest, because they have to return to their workplace.

The Injury

A lady in her 50's fell, striking a hard object with the left side of her body, and fracturing 2 ribs. This serious traumatic injury was examined by her MD immediately.

She received okay to return home and rest.

coMra Treatment

The lady did 5 weeks of treatments, primarily focusing on the area of discomfort by doing Surgery 3 treatments 3 times a day during the first two weeks.

During the following weeks she tapered off the frequency of this treatment due to her improvements. Along with this, she completed a few Universal 3 treatments.

coMra Pro 980 Medical was used.

Results

The night she started the first treatment she felt a sense of relaxation and empowerment; these feelings came from the fact that she now had something that could assist her body heal quicker.

On the third day of treatments, upon waking up, she noticed significant pain relief and the bruise had a diminished appearance.

Within 6 days of starting treatments the bruised area of her mid-section showed significant signs of healing and normalisation of all tissues.

After 2 weeks, no traces of a bruise and swelling remained, there was simply continued tenderness of the fractured bones.

Note: No Rest

The lady promptly returned to her office on the Monday of the week following her accident. This means that during her work day she twisted, turned, walked up and down her office and generally didn't rest as someone normally should in such a condition. What really helped her during this time was the Delta Laser's portability, as she brought the Delta to her work and was able to complete the second treatment of her day while sitting at her desk.