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Could Painful Rib While Coughing Indicate A Broken Rib?

i fell of a roof on sunday and knocked the wind out of me. I went to work and felt little discomfort. I woke up Monday in a little pain. Wednesday however when i woke up i was in alot of pain hurts to breathe. Hurts to move cough. Could i have broken a rib?
Thu, 31 Jul 2014
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I have gone through your query. If you had a trauma before then you can suspect that your pain can be from broken rib, but in absence of such history it is most likely costochondritis. You can confirm it by an X ray examination. For costochondritis in my patients I treat with anti inflammatory gels of diclofenac or nimusulide for local application. I also give the tablets of same for oral intake if pain is more. If no improvement then I recommend local injection of corticosteroids or anesthetic. Hope this may help you.
Let me know if you have any further queries.
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Could Painful Rib While Coughing Indicate A Broken Rib?

Hi thank you for asking HCM I have gone through your query. If you had a trauma before then you can suspect that your pain can be from broken rib, but in absence of such history it is most likely costochondritis. You can confirm it by an X ray examination. For costochondritis in my patients I treat with anti inflammatory gels of diclofenac or nimusulide for local application. I also give the tablets of same for oral intake if pain is more. If no improvement then I recommend local injection of corticosteroids or anesthetic. Hope this may help you. Let me know if you have any further queries.