How to Heal Bruised Ribs

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Tip 1 - Rib injuries - Better Health Channel

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by camille banach | permalink

For further reading: http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Rib_injuries ^[1]

Tip 2 - How to Relieve the Pain of Bruised Ribs | LIVESTRONG.COM

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Avital Herbin | permalink

Your ribcage consists of 12 ribs, with muscles and tendons between each rib. If you play a contact sport or have experienced trauma to the torso, such as after a car accident, you could be experiencing bruised ribs. This means the tissue around the ribs has been injured, but the bones themselves are not cracked or fractured. Bruised-rib symptoms...

For further reading: http://www.livestrong.com/article/357074-how-to-relieve-the-pain-of-bruised-ribs/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - Cracked rib and broken rib

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Thor Madsen | permalink

A fractured rib is a crack or break in one of the bones in the rib cage. The usual cause of a cracked rib or broken rib rib is a blow to the chest, which might be sustained by a fall or as a result of a car accident.
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For further reading: http://www.webmd.boots.com/a-to-z-guides/fractured-rib ^[3]

Tip 4 - Bruised Ribs: What You Need to Know

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Frank Kanters | permalink

Learn how to relieve the pain and recover from bruised ribs.

For further reading: http://www.coreperformance.com/knowledge/injury-pain/bruised-ribs-what-you-need-to-know.html ^[4]

Tip 5 - How to Treat Bruised Ribs

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by rubyh | permalink

If you experience pain when you cough, sneeze, breathe deeply, or twist or bend your torso, you may have bruised ribs. You can treat the pain yourself, though you may need to seek professional help if it becomes too much to bear. If you...
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For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Treat-Bruised-Ribs ^[5]