Bruised ribs or muscular injury?

Question

I have tried to find some reading on bruised ribs and it's not widely available. I injurred myself working out but I'm not sure how. The pain I thought was in my back. It's intense, hurts to breathe, cough, sneeze, hiccup. It also hurts to sit in my car, make a right hand turn, or try to hold my stomach in. I found two areas on my rib cage on the very side, and on the front where it hurts a lot to touch. (Why was it hurting my back then?) No spot on the back.

I thought it was from doing back or abdominal exercises so I quit doing that, but doing a leg press machine (you're laying down and pushing up with your legs) I noticed if I wasn't careful my knees would crunch against my chest and that HURT. I'm wondering if that's how it happened.

If it continues to next week I will see a doctor but I wanted to know does this sound like a bruised rib? I cannot pinpoint it to a specific muscle so I don't know what else it might be.

Thanks

Answer 1

Does not sound like a muscle issue. My guess would be a pinched/trapped nerve.

I have issues with the sciatic nerve and when I pinch the nerve it takes 1-2 weeks of rest with an anti-inflammatory like ibuprofen to get over it.

The only thing that makes me go hmmm, is that you can touch an area and it hurts, so my second guess would be you separated a rib.

Below is a website for everything about rib injuries:

What are the symptoms?

A rib injury causes pain and tenderness over the place of injury. You may have pain when you breathe, move, laugh, or cough.

http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/sma/sma_ribinjur_sma.htm

GOOD LUCK!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

according to what you say...is not muscle injury.....maybe is fracture on your ribcage and you are hurt when youa breath becasue rb is near your airway and lungs..

consult a doctor now.......don't wait tilll next week....do X-ray...

hope this help
thank you