Yesterday When Coming Home From Playing Golf (on My Bike)

Posted on Sun, 12 Apr 2020

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Question : Yesterday when coming home from playing golf (on my bike) someone pulled in front of me and fell over the handle bars on right side of my ribs I know there is nothing you can do for broken ribs but the pain is a 8. Can you prescribe anything / also age 64 good health /just clumsy

Answered by Dr. Shinas Hussain (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Lignocaine patch will be a good choice.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
It could be a contusion only, We have to get an X-ray to rule out fracture.
As of now you can use over the counter available analgesics/anti inflammatory combination like aceclofenac/seratiopeptdase for symptomatic relief.
You can also try lignocaine patch which can be applied to the affected site so that continuous pain relief will be possible.
Hope I have answered your query.
Thanks

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