Did I break a rib???!
Question: Did I break a rib???
I fell off my bike and I wasn't even much pedaling, just turning. (I turned too far causing me to fall down.) Well I fell and I laughed a bit because it was funny. It didn't hurt at all. Then when I jumped on my trampoline later, the ribs where I didn't fall off kinda hurted, not much, just a little. I can breathe without it hurting, and I can cough without it hurting, Just moving sometimes it hurts a little. Would it be broken?
Answers:
normally if the rib was broken it would hurt every time you breathe in and out because your diaphragm is pushing against the ribs when inhaling and exhaling.
plastic surgeon for 8 years
A bruised rib is actualy more painful than a broken rib due to swelling and spasms. You likely have that (from what I can tell without checking)
Doctor
No
no you could have just pulled a muscle