My mother is 70 years old, recently she had a hair line fracture on hand, she had a PLASTER on hand, she is taking heavy dose of pain killer, she got relief for some time but again the pain get started. Also she is having arthritis. Doctor said after 6 week plaster will be remove, so my question is as a arthritis patient she get ok after 6 week, also WHY SHE IS HAVING PAIN WHEN THE plaster IS THEIR. Pl guide me.

Good Afternoon, Mr. lybrate-user, A fracture is a break in the continuity of the bone. This break causes certain chemicals to release which in turn causes pain. It is a defence mechanism of the body. A fracture takes time to heal. The process is slow because the bone cells grow at a very slow pace. The bone heals on its own. We put a plaster so that the joins at the right place and the healing is quicker. The plaster in no way addresses the pain. It is advisable to continue the pain killers as prescribed by your doctor. Keep in mind that given the age of your mother and her associated conditions, the healing will be slower and you will have to be patient. Hope this helped. 

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Dr. Sunil SrivastavaOrthopedist37yrs exp

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Hi Since an orthopaedic doctor is caring, after plaster removal, physiotherapy exercises, fomentatiin shall restore movements. Arthritis has to be confirmed for type. Commonly,its osteoarthritis. Your doctor shall assess what medications would be further needed to control it. Do not worry. If diagnosis of arthritis type isn't clear, blood tests ,x-rays for arthritis profile shall be done to diagnose and give specific treatments. 

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