Broken Rib

[pedderwo]

Does anyone know if you can exercise with a broken rib? Will it make things worse?

[dot.hawkes]

no you can't and yes it would

[raysparx]

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!!!

[dcoleman26]

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

[pedderwo]

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.