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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Doing Situps After Cracked Rib

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Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis MD

I feel that I have either a strained muscle or I have cracked a rib from extreme coughing. I am aware of it when I am doing normal things and have to hold the area when I cough. It is on my left side ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Panagiotis Zografakis ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Rajiv K Khandelwal MD

Cracked rib injury . I cracked my number 9 rib in a fall last Friday. The rib is still together but I am still in a great deal of pain. I am trying to move around and breath so I don't... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rajiv K Khandelwal ( Pediatrician)
Dr. Grzegorz Stanko MD

How would you know if you have a cracked rib? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Grzegorz Stanko ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Praveen Tayal MD

What can I do for a cracked/bruised rib,muscle? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.  Praveen Tayal MD

Hi, I think I injured my ribs doing snow shoveling when the shovel hit a crack in the sidewalk various times and I was moving the shovel at a fast pace as I was just pushing the light snow. The pain ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)

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Dr.  T Chandrakant MD

my back for approx. 7 months. The pain seemed to have started after doing situps, which I have been ... what s causing the pain. My chiro seems to think it might be due to a cracked left... View answer

Answered by : Dr. T Chandrakant ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

My upper abdomen has a bulge especially when I am doing situps. What is this? Sometimes it hurts .... Is this sports related? What can be done to improve it? Should I continue doing situps?... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Luchuo Engelbert Bain MD

last week did three sets of situps.......was a little sore.......a week later tried doing a situp.....on my first one felt a burning feeling like something tore......very sharp pain..........30 mins ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Luchuo Engelbert Bain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Parth Goswami MD

is not as intense but my abdoment upper and lower is sore - like i ve been doing situps (trust me, I haven t been doing situps lol). i don t remember eating anything unusual . . . ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Parth Goswami ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Gaurav Patel MD

. It s still somewhat painful after one week. Could my rib be cracked or more likely bruised. ... way Could my rib be cracked or more likely bruised 54 year old female. Fell down concrete... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Gaurav Patel ( Dermatologist)