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After the pandemic, I wanted to start travelling and diving again and, as always, insure myself with DAN, but unfortunately, I fell hard and broke a rib. As I’m not very young, it still hasn’t healed even though it’s been almost 2 months. The question is: now that the rib has settled down, how long after that will I be able to go diving again?
[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column el_class=”page-text”][vc_column_text]Generally speaking, as far as rib fractures are concerned, once the fracture has been well consolidated, all clinical and imaging evidence has been obtained, and full functional capacity has been regained, recovery should not be a problem, but we recommend that you start diving with a low decompressive load. In fact, there should be fully functional recovery even in situations of intense stress and effort.
Diving is temporarily contraindicated if the fracture is not yet consolidated.
The phenomena of bone remodelling and repair may in fact lead to changes in the absorption and release of inert gas during diving, with the possibility of local decompression sickness and alteration of the healing process, not to mention that local pain or functional limitations may compromise diving safety. Once the fracture is well consolidated and the ability to resume moderate to intense physical activity has been confirmed by the orthopaedic specialist and/or sports physician and/or diving and hyperbaric medicine specialist, we recommend diving with low level of decompression load for at least a few months. We therefore recommend the following low-bubble profiles.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]