Re: [Paddlewise] Broken ribs

-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Jernigan <jernigan_at_chester.uccs.edu>
To: Barbdoerr_at_aol.com <Barbdoerr_at_aol.com>; paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net
<paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net>
Date: Tuesday, June 29, 1999 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Broken ribs
[MIGHTY BIG SNIP]........>On the other hand, an 800mg ibuprofen caplet might
save your butt if things
>get real bad half the way home.

Hmm....I agree with your advice,Steve, with one quibble.  600mg ibuprofen
twice a day is quite adequate ( especially for a woman , or someone weighing
under 160lbs). I would recommend taking something like cimetidine (Tagament
or Pepcid) an hour before hand to avoid stomach irritation. Additionally
ibuprofen (as well as relieving pain) is a powerful anti-inflammatory agent,
whose greatest effect occurs over a period of days (the anti-inflammatory
effect).

Also.. the 7/8th ribs anchor some of the muscles which permit forward
rotation of the shoulder when the humerus is at 90 degrees to the trunk, as
wellas  lateral flexion of the trunk towards the pelvis.  I would recommend
a "test drive" , before attempting really vigourous maneuvors (sic) , like
rolling.

Still 5 weeks is a good "healing period", and I wish her well..   :)






>At 11:17 PM 6/28/99 -0400, Barbdoerr_at_aol.com wrote:
>>Over the weekend I broke two ribs (the 7th and 8th on the right side).
Since
>>I have a trip planned to the Azores in late July, I wonder if I'll be able
to
>>paddle.  I would appreciate any advice, recommendations or advice.



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