How long does a broken rib usually last without pain?

Mild rib fractures usually resolve in about a month, while severe fractures may take up to three months for the pain to resolve. If there is a single rib fracture and the fracture is not obviously displaced, the patient can be immobilized by wearing a chest strap to fix the fracture site, and at the same time, use ibuprofen, panax ginseng tablets and fracture contusion drugs under the guidance of the doctor to treat the fracture, and the pain can be relieved in a week or so, and the pain can disappear in a month or so. Patients with multiple rib fractures or obvious displacement of the fracture, the displaced ribs need to be repositioned through surgical means, and at the same time the use of steel plate for immobilization; patients should be well cared for in the postoperative period, to ensure enough bed rest, usually in about three months after the operation, the body can be recovered, the pain disappears. Rib fractures should be treated in a timely manner in a hospital, avoiding excessive exercise or labor.