A member asked:

Hurt ribs &muscles around ribs a week ago, xray showed not broken but when mashed on i can feel them move & pop. still have moderate pain. what is it?

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Dr. Louise Andrew answered

Specializes in Emergency Medicine

Could be fracture: Rib fractures don't always show up on x-ray. They DO hurt. You can also get pneumonia from not breathing deeply enough because of the pain, or puncture a lung from too much movement if there's a sharp edge. Take the pain meds you have for other conditions, use heat locally to help muscles and ribs to heal. If you get a fever or get very short of breath, see your doctor. Good luck!

Answered 9/6/2015

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