10/01/2026
Rib Fracture Pain: Are We Matching the Healing Timeline?
🫁 Rib fracture pain is not just about pain relief — it’s about physiology, ventilation, and outcomes.
Most of us were trained to manage rib fracture pain with:
💊 Paracetamol, NSAIDs, opioids
🧠 Thoracic epidural
📍 Paravertebral block
🟦 ESP or serratus plane blocks
🪡 Intercostal nerve blocks
All of these work.
But here’s the uncomfortable question 👇
👉 Do they last long enough to match the biology of rib fracture pain?
In this video, Dr. Amod Manocha, Pain Specialist, takes a hard, evidence-based look at why rib fracture pain behaves differently from most injuries — and why duration of analgesia matters more than we’ve been taught.
🎬 WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN THIS VIDEO
✅ Why rib fractures cannot truly “rest”
✅ How pain-limited ventilation leads to atelectasis, pneumonia, failed extubation, and prolonged ICU stay
✅ The real-world limitations of thoracic epidurals, paravertebral catheters, ESP blocks, serratus plane blocks, and intercostal nerve blocks
✅ Why short-acting regional techniques often fail to match the timeline of rib fracture pain
✅ Where intercostal nerve cryoablation fits — and why it can change outcomes in selected patients
🚨 This is not about abandoning conventional regional anesthesia.
It’s about asking a better question:
Does my analgesic strategy truly match the duration and physiology of rib fracture pain?
❄️ WHY INTERCOSTAL CRYOABLATION DESERVES A PLACE IN THE CONVERSATION
Compared to epidurals and catheters:
✔️ No sympathetic block
✔️ No hypotension
✔️ No indwelling catheters
✔️ No continuous local anesthetic infusion
✔️ Lower nursing burden
Compared to repeated intercostal blocks:
✔️ Prolonged analgesia lasting weeks
✔️ No repeated needle trauma
✔️ No cumulative local anesthetic toxicity
For elderly patients, multiple rib fractures, post-CPR injuries, and polytrauma, this approach can be outcome-changing — not just comfort-improving.
Link to patient testimonial: https://youtu.be/kz3XQqWU-SQ
🎓 PART 2 — PRACTICAL, ANATOMY-DRIVEN (DON’T MISS THIS)
📌 In Part 2, Dr. Amod Manocha will break down:
🧠 Intercostal nerve anatomy
📍 Paraspinal vs paravertebral vs posterior, mid-axillary, and anterior approaches
🪡 Where blocks, cryoablation, and RF actually work best
⚠️ Why where you intervene often matters more than what you do
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