Comments on: How To Have A Painless Sleep When You Have A Broken Rib. http://pacificfamilyhealth.wordpress.com/2007/05/25/how-to-have-a-painless-sleep-when-you-have-a-broken-rib/ Promoting the health and welfare of women and children in the Pacific. Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:13:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU hourly 1 By: rodney itaki http://pacificfamilyhealth.wordpress.com/2007/05/25/how-to-have-a-painless-sleep-when-you-have-a-broken-rib/#comment-4936 rodney itaki Thu, 19 Jul 2007 01:20:10 +0000 http://pacificfamilyhealth.wordpress.com/2007/05/25/how-to-have-a-painless-sleep-when-you-have-a-broken-rib/#comment-4936 Hey Beth. Thanks. Hey Beth. Thanks.

]]> By: Beth http://pacificfamilyhealth.wordpress.com/2007/05/25/how-to-have-a-painless-sleep-when-you-have-a-broken-rib/#comment-4909 Beth Wed, 18 Jul 2007 12:02:05 +0000 http://pacificfamilyhealth.wordpress.com/2007/05/25/how-to-have-a-painless-sleep-when-you-have-a-broken-rib/#comment-4909 I too have some broken ribs (biking accident) and have found that lying down is excruciating except when lying on the affected side. The best thing for me is to not lie down at all and sleep semi-upright in a recliner with a neck pillow for support. The less pressure put on the the ribs the less pain there is. As for the rib belt, it is only effective in approximately 50% of patients who use it and it must be removed every 3 hours for 1 hour of deep breathing to prevent pleural effusion and pneumonia. I think the belt's effectiveness depends on what ribs are fractured and where the fracture occurs. I too have some broken ribs (biking accident) and have found that lying down is excruciating except when lying on the affected side. The best thing for me is to not lie down at all and sleep semi-upright in a recliner with a neck pillow for support. The less pressure put on the the ribs the less pain there is.

As for the rib belt, it is only effective in approximately 50% of patients who use it and it must be removed every 3 hours for 1 hour of deep breathing to prevent pleural effusion and pneumonia. I think the belt’s effectiveness depends on what ribs are fractured and where the fracture occurs.

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