As you heal your broken ribs, you can move into chest stretches that help to work the muscles across your chest. Step 1: Sit upright in a chair and lift your arms, bending your elbows to 90 degrees.

Learn how to identify, diagnose, and treat a broken rib. Explore symptoms, imaging tests, complications and recovery tips for rib fracture and cracked ribs care. advertisement.

Dear Reader: Fractured ribs are one of the most common traumatic injuries. More than 300,000 people visit the emergency room each year with a broken rib, and up to 45,000 wind up spending time in ...