Can you have a fractured rib and still do pushups with no pain?

Question

or do i just have a bruised rib from falling off my bike? I want to start working out, but not sure if I fractured a rib? how can i tell, I dont have the funds to go get an expensive xray

Answer 1

If you had a fractured rib, you wouldn't be able to breathe without pain.

Answer 2

If you got really lucky, you might have a slightly fractured rib and not feel it, but it's very doubtful. You're fine. lol. If you went to the hospital and got an x ray they'd tell you "oh yea, look at that, you have a broken rib," and then they'd ask if you wanted a pain killer and they'd send you home. Good luck dear.

Answer 3

If you haven't done so yet, take time to cold pack the area, and wait a day to do any exercise.

It depends on HOW you fell off your bike how much chance there might be for any kind of break. Most falls will just bruise you good. But, if you did it at high speed and flew through the air, you could have one more injury.

Answer 4

Fractured ribs are usually quite painful, and if they're not displaced, there is no medical intervention for them....so it kinds doesnt matter if it's broken or bruised.
Do any activity you can tolerate- if it hurts too much then stop.

Answer 5

That's like asking will it hurt if I poke myself in the eye.... only you will know.

Broken ribs will affect everyone differently depending on where the break actually is. Each activity will stress a different part of your body and the only way to know is to try it.

If they are broken, it will *really* hurt. An x-ray will only tell you that they are broken, and there's not anything that can be done, other than wait for it to heal.

Answer 6

Breathing would be painful if your ribs were fractured. Push ups would hurt like h***