Tips for athletes with rib bruises

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Athletes who participate in contact sports often suffer from rib abrasions. This injury, which may be caused by falls or side strokes, is extremely painful and often makes patients feel as if they cannot breathe. Unlike other bones, ribs cannot be fixed, which can make the healing process particularly long. However, through appropriate family therapy, athletes can shorten healing time and reduce pain. If you think your ribs are bruised, please consult your doctor first, because there are several serious conditions that will make you feel bruised ribs.

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span= "article-image inner caption-class"> Doctors usually cannot treat rib bruises. (Image: Ocean Digital/iStock/Getty Images)

Decisions made within the first 48 hours will greatly affect the healing time. Ask your doctor if he recommends an anti-inflammatory drug to relieve pain and swelling and make breathing easier. Rest more, avoid exercise and rudeness. Apply ice bags to the area, alternating between 15 minutes of ice and 15 minutes of no ice. Practice breathing slowly and deeply. This will help you adapt to the breathing of a bruised rib and reduce the severity of the bruise. < p > < H3 > exercise < / H3 > < p > follow the doctor's instructions to know when exercise can be resumed. According to netter & 39; s Sports Medicine, moderate aerobic exercise can generally help you keep fit, reduce breathing difficulties, avoid any pressure on injured ribs, or do a lot of aerobic exercise.

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Walking and light jogging are usually the ideal choices during rehabilitation. Appropriate nutrition can shorten the healing time. Calcium and vitamin D supplements, 10 to 15 minutes a day. According to Biology: Life and Physiology on Earth, this can improve bone health and stimulate your body to produce new bone cells, the cells that make bone. Fragile bones not only increase healing time, but also increase your chances of getting another rib bruise. When you get back to your exercise. If you feel nauseous after a rib injury and can't eat, drink juice or an energy milkshake.

Back to the field of sports, you shouldn't be fully involved in your sports until you get the doctor's permission. If you feel pain during training, stop immediately. For weightlifting exercises, starting with lighter weights than usual, they gradually recover to their maximum capacity. This reduces the pressure on the ribs and gives it more time to heal. If you choose a sport that requires constant pressure on your ribs, such as wrestling or jiujitsu, consider not participating for a season. Although this may be frustrating, another rib injury may permanently remove you from exercise. In addition, exercising before you fully recover will reduce your performance and train your muscles to exercise in an inappropriate way.

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