Can you exercise one month after fracturing a rib?

Exercise is not recommended for a one-month rib fracture. Rib fracture patients, the normal recovery period needs about 3 months, rib fracture one month of the patient’s condition is still not stable, and did not reach the strength of the unbroken condition, should not be carried out premature exercise. Rib fracture patients in the recovery stage can carry out appropriate walking activities, but should not carry out strenuous physical exercise, prohibit strenuous thoracic exercise, so as not to cause the fracture part of the force is too large, affecting the healing of the fracture or the bone caused by secondary injury. After the fracture is healed, that is, about three months, after reviewing and diagnosing the healing, patients can carry out appropriate rehabilitation exercises to promote the recovery of muscle strength and restore function.

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