Medically reviewed by Jordana Haber Hazan, MD Key Takeaways A cracked rib is a type of rib fracture and often heals on its own in about six weeks.Pain when you breathe deeply is the main symptom of a ...

A weeklong fit of violent coughing led me to crack a rib, according to the doc. It really *hurts* to lay down or get up too fast, and I can only sleep on my back. I'm on Ibuprofin every six hours ...

Philadelphia Eagles tailback Brian Westbrook cracked a rib during Sunday's overtime triumph at Cleveland, team officials said yesterday. Head trainer Rick Burkholder said during a news briefing that ...

The shoddy Oakland Coliseum X-ray machine failed to reveal that Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has cracked ribs, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports. The Steelers said after the ...

World’s Toughest Test frontrunner has abruptly quit the show after suffering a brutal rib injury. The reality star is the ...