Wtf is wrong with my ribs

**pauli** · Posted On: 9/16/2007 7:01pm

how have we gotten this far in a discussion of rib injuries without mentioning posture?

**jay c** · Posted On: 9/16/2007 7:06pm

Originally Posted by kwoww

So to summarize:

The cure: rest.

Future prevention: core strength/not getting slammed.

Some good info in this thread, I'll make sure to not dislocate any of my own ribs.

Hmm. Wish I'd thought of that. :laughing9

**ironlurker** · Posted On: 9/16/2007 7:06pm

Originally Posted by Tonuzaba

Then again, being a chunner and all, maybe I'm just a *****.

Not at all Tonu, if you practice t3h d34dly you can expect d34dly injuries, if you play with fire you'l get burnt :new_uklia

Besides, I think you're the number one Slovakian WT expert on the forums.

**Lily** · Posted On: 9/16/2007 7:30pm

Originally Posted by pauli

how have we gotten this far in a discussion of rib injuries without mentioning posture?

Pauli, care to elaborate on this?

I have excellent posture but have fractured and slipped my ribs. My injuries have been due to being slammed around on the ground and some submissions which have put pressure on the area (which I love and am not going to stop anytime soon). When I'm slammed on my back especially, I feel it through my whole ribcage and the pain/slight impairment to movement and breathing can radiate through the front and side of my ribcage. The only related note on posture is its hell wake up in the morning.

Personally I've never taken any solid amount of rest when I've had slipped ribs which has probably caused further structural damage. So if you have the patience Money, give it a rest. You can still do other exercise but choose what you do wisely.

**money** · Posted On: 9/16/2007 9:38pm

What fixed it for me is rest and deciding not to roll with folks over a certain weight for a while. I reinjured myself twice when I'd finish off class rolliing with someone 170-190 (I'm 125) and they'd drop on it or get me in a tight crossbody and it'd pop.

A muscle relaxer and some good anti-inflammatories helped as well.

**jay c** · Posted On: 9/16/2007 10:17pm

This last time I was doing randori with a guy 6 inches taller and almost 100 lbs heavier than me. He came in for o soto gari or ouchi gari, and I tried to turn him around and turn it into tani otoshi. Needless to say, that didn't work quite as intended. He just sent me down even harder. He came down too, but landed right on top of me with both my arms pinned to my chest.

:BangHead:

**Tonuzaba** · Posted On: 9/17/2007 8:06am

Originally Posted by ironlurker

Not at all Tonu, if you practice t3h d34dly you can expect d34dly injuries, if you play with fire you'l get burnt :new_uklia

Besides, I think you're the number one Slovakian WT expert on the forums.

I actually got kicked with a Muay Thai kick from a Krav Maga instructor. :eusa_danc

About the expertize - thank you, but it almost sounds like a curse, especially around here... :eng101:
I'm also no expert. And not just because I'm the only person from Slovakia on these boards doing the chun (Tomas Drgon, the Baltimore judoka, actually used to train at some of the places I frequented too...)