Question:
well it started a couple of weeks ago, i think i was skatboarding and i tryed a handplant and for a little while after my rib was in a dull ache. it didnt bother me much because i was skating and iv done much wors to myself through it but today i was making breakfast when i coughed and it cracked. as it did so all the muscels tense'd up for a good minute or more...
im still in pain now while writing this and im deffinatly going to make an appointment at the doc's. but have you ever heard of this before?
was a rib muscle out of place and just needed a good crack back in to place?

My Answer:
Go to a doctor ASAP!

Let me repeat that in all caps:

GO SEE A DOCTOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!

That doesn't mean tomorrow or next weekend; that means as soon as you can. Within a few hours or even minutes if you can.


There's no way I can know for sure, but you may have some fractured ribs. The part where you said "about an hour after asking this im still in great pain, i cant sit up or move in my seat or walk with out it hurting," isn't very appealing to me.

Fractured ribs usually are NOT dangerous if the ribs are just cracked, but if they are broken, then they ARE dangerous because they may damage your internal organs.

I might be wrong (hopefully I am wrong, because having fractured ribs are not fun at all), but it's best to go to a doctor as soon as possible and have an X-Ray check. Again, it might be just your muscles. You should judge for yourself because only you know how the pain is, where you feel the pain, or whether it hurts when you try to breathe (or breathe deeply).

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