Costochondral Separation
As a post race note – turns out I had separated my rib from my sternum on Saturday (wrenching on a bottom bracket). The race on Sunday must have aggravated it as I was suffering. It hurt to even breathe. Looks like I am off the bike for a few weeks until my rib stays put. Until then I have to not breathe hard and wear a chest compression strap.
What are the symptoms?
A rib injury causes pain and tenderness over the place of injury. You may have pain when you breathe, move, laugh, or cough.
How is it diagnosed?
Your health care provider will review your symptoms, examine your rib cage, and listen to your lungs. He or she may order a chest x-ray to look for rib damage, lung damage, or bleeding around the lungs.
How is it treated?
To help your injury heal, your provider may recommend that you:
Rest.
Put an ice pack over the injured rib for 20 to 30 minutes every 3 to 4 hours for 2 to 3 days or until the pain goes away.
Take an anti-inflammatory or other pain medicine.
Wear a rib belt, which your health care provider may suggest for very painful injuries. The belt works as a girdle for your chest and helps support your ribs. It limits movement of your ribs when you cough, breathe, or move your body in other ways. This helps decrease pain. If you wear a rib belt, your provider will give you breathing exercises to help you avoid lung complications.
What are the symptoms?
A rib injury causes pain and tenderness over the place of injury. You may have pain when you breathe, move, laugh, or cough.
How is it diagnosed?
Your health care provider will review your symptoms, examine your rib cage, and listen to your lungs. He or she may order a chest x-ray to look for rib damage, lung damage, or bleeding around the lungs.
How is it treated?
To help your injury heal, your provider may recommend that you:
Rest.
Put an ice pack over the injured rib for 20 to 30 minutes every 3 to 4 hours for 2 to 3 days or until the pain goes away.
Take an anti-inflammatory or other pain medicine.
Wear a rib belt, which your health care provider may suggest for very painful injuries. The belt works as a girdle for your chest and helps support your ribs. It limits movement of your ribs when you cough, breathe, or move your body in other ways. This helps decrease pain. If you wear a rib belt, your provider will give you breathing exercises to help you avoid lung complications.
posted by L D'S-G at 9:15 AM
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