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pedderwo | 19:59 Sun 14th May 2006 | Body & Soul
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Does anyone know if you can exercise with a broken rib? Will it make things worse?
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no you can't and yes it would

If you have a broken rib,you won't be able to do much anyway,the pain is to much,it will heal in it's own time, Listen to dot,she is a wise old bird!!!
depends how desperate you are to exercise!? - nohing wrong with light lower-body exercise. but if its painful breathing deeply (the intercostal muscles sit between the ribs and aid in deep breathing) then its a sure sign you need to back off from it
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Thanks All,


My wife posted this question and although she experiences a lot of pain when moving in certain ways she is still very mobile. She is very fit and is doing a charity run in a few weeks and didn't want her level of fitness to drop too much, she knows that common sense should prevail. Thanks again.

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