Group: Injuries & Rehabilitation

Created: 2012/01/01, Members: 54, Messages: 4465

Dealing with injuries and learning how to avoid them is extremely important!

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Bruised Rib or just sore tissue

jamesth1
jamesth1
Posts: 1
Joined: 2008/03/19
United States
2008/03/19, 09:00 AM
Is it possible to tell the difference from a bruised rib and just muscle soreness? I took a hard fall skateboarding the other day with my elbow and upper arm jamming into my ribs. At first I thought I had just knocked the wind out of me and just injured some soft tissue, but now the pain is more intense, especially when i bend at the waist and when i take deep breaths or cough. The pain is located on the side of my right ribs, slightly in the front and back sections. I have not taking any precautions so far, such as icing the area down, and i work as a cook, so i have not been able to rest much. Am i looking at some pretty bad pain for the next few weeks?
ecle5c
ecle5c
Posts: 1,312
Joined: 2003/07/10
United States
2008/03/19, 11:21 AM
I'd recommend seeing your doctor. It is hard to figure that type of thing out over the internet.