Rob Injury

[markqprman]

Picked up a little rib injury last Fri at 5 a side football.
Ran into someones elbow.
It is still very sore today. Is it worth going to the hospital or shall i just live with it until the pain goes.

Still no bruising though.

Any thoughts ?

[lajohn]

you should have it looked at. the rib/s could be fractured.

[sqad617]

Can't be too bad if you sustained your injury last Friday and you get concerned4days later. It sounds as though you have bruised a part of the rib in which case there is no treatment. In the unlikely event that the rib is fractured then the treatment is basically the same, although the need for analgesia might be more applicable.

[mandimoo]

even if they suspect fractured ribs are fractured, they are unlikely to even xray you to check. fractured ribs arent treatable and as such they wont expose you to the exray risk. you could get some good painkillers though!