Does it hurt to move with bruised ribs?
The main symptom of bruised ribs is chest pain. This pain may feel worse when you inhale. It may also hurt when you laugh, cough, or sneeze. Bending over or moving into other positions may also cause sharp chest pain.
What does a bruised rib muscle feel like?
The skin overlying the bruise may turn blue, purple, or yellow. The bruised area is tender and sore. You may feel pain both when you move and while at rest. Breathing, coughing, laughing, or sneezing can all cause or increase pain.
How do you tell if you have a bruised rib or pulled muscle?
Check if you have a bruised or broken rib
- strong pain in your chest area, particularly when you breathe in.
- swelling or tenderness around the affected ribs.
- sometimes bruising on the skin.
- feeling or hearing a crack if it’s a broken rib.
What are the symptoms of a bruised rib?
Other symptoms can include: 1 tenderness in the area of the bruise. 2 swelling around the bruised rib. 3 a bruise that’s visible on the skin. 4 spasms or twitching in your chest muscles.
What should I take for a bruised rib?
Wrap the ice pack in a cloth before applying to the injured area. If your pain is not severe, you can use ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) or naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn) for pain relief. You can buy these pain medicines at the store.
How to tell if you have a broken rib?
This pain may feel worse when you inhale. It may also hurt when you laugh, cough, or sneeze. Bending over or moving into other positions may also cause sharp chest pain. Other symptoms can include: The symptoms of a broken rib are similar.
How long does it take for a bruised rib to heal?
Bruised ribs usually heal within a month or so, but that process can take longer if one or more ribs are actually broken instead of bruised. If you’re initially diagnosed with bruised ribs but the pain isn’t easing after a couple of weeks, tell your doctor.