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What Cause Pain And Clicking And Popping With Movement In Ribs?

I had an accident and my ribs hurt when I breathe in. It also goes click and pop when I breathe in or move forward, or lean over to pick up something or tie my shoes. I went to hospital for an xray and they cant see anything...no apparent broken bones
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Hello,

Pain in the chest after an accident can be due to ribs being hurt or muscles. The x-ray may in some cases show fractures in the ribs but many times it may miss them.

The treatment if there are rib fractures or not is the same. You are recommended to take Ibuprofen 600 mg every 6 hours after food and also a combination of paracetamol and codeine or paracetamol and tramadol to help with the pain.

It may take 1-2 weeks for the pain to be better and if a fracture is present it may take a few weeks.


I hope this answers your query and is helpful to you. Let me know if I may assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Antoneta Zotaj,
General and Family Physician
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What Cause Pain And Clicking And Popping With Movement In Ribs?

Hello, Pain in the chest after an accident can be due to ribs being hurt or muscles. The x-ray may in some cases show fractures in the ribs but many times it may miss them. The treatment if there are rib fractures or not is the same. You are recommended to take Ibuprofen 600 mg every 6 hours after food and also a combination of paracetamol and codeine or paracetamol and tramadol to help with the pain. It may take 1-2 weeks for the pain to be better and if a fracture is present it may take a few weeks. I hope this answers your query and is helpful to you. Let me know if I may assist you further. Regards, Dr. Antoneta Zotaj, General and Family Physician