Why does it hurt more and more when the ribs are gently pushed?

Ribs were gently pushed a little more and more pain, may be due to soft tissue injury, fracture and costochondritis and other reasons. 1. Soft tissue injury: the ribs are gently topped, may also cause the rib area soft tissue damage occurs, will cause the patient localized pain, swelling, if the treatment is not timely, may lead to pain more and more serious. 2. Fracture: collision may cause contusion or fracture of the ribs, and after the fracture, the patient will experience rib pain. 3. Costal chondritis: The patient himself has costal chondritis, which will lead to the aggravation of pain symptoms after the collision. Patients with long-term rib pain should go to the hospital in time.