seperated rib

[the urge]

guys I seperated a rib about 2 weeks ago. After a week of soreness i went and had an x-ray to see it it was cracked or brused or somthing, i was told it was seperated not broken. I did it practicing bjj so it wasn't weights. is this somthing you just have to rest, or train through. i'm going on my third week now and it aches as worse than before. Any time i do somthing active it starts to kill! how long does this take to heal? Any recommendations

 

[thebull]

you did it by practicing a bj huh.....hope that is not what i think it is. lol.. anyway you kinda answered your own question you said it hurts when you do something active so rest would probably be best.. also i bet it hurts when you get out of breath and breathe heavy so exertion would add to that. not sure how long that would take to subside but i assume that the more you mess with it the longer it will take.. what did the doc say to do??

 

[luv2lift!]

How do you get a separated rib? It is pulled away from the costal cartilage or what? Maybe the head of the rib isn't situated correctly so that may be giving you the pain.