It is normal to have a bit of pain after 1 month of rib fracture, 1 month is not enough to fully recover from the rib fracture, usually it takes about 3-6 months to fully recover from the rib fracture, so if you still have pain after 1 month of fracture, you don’t need to be too alarmed, you should pay attention to rest and don’t do strenuous activities. Patients need to do some functional exercises when they have a rib fracture, but they must choose according to their own situation and not to be too vigorous in their activities. When the patient has a painful rib fracture, you can apply a hot compress to the painful area for about 30 minutes at a temperature of 40-50 degrees, too high a temperature will burn the skin of the hot area, whether to take drugs patients can go to the hospital and ask the doctor for an examination.