Minor Rib Injury... still surf?
Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2021 11:17 am
Hey all,
So I'm on a surf trip in Baja with a few friends and on the first day we jumped in the water to surf some mushy waves. After I surfed a wave I flipped my board back upright in the water and it hit me in the chest, right on my peck. At the moment there was a little bit of pain, but I was able to shrug it off and keep surfing. We even surfed the next day, not for long cuz the waves were kinda bad, but no pain. Then the third day, I noticed a little bit of pain as I finished surfing my last wave, and now for the last 2 days I've had a decent amount of pain in that spot. Taking a deep breathe is only a 4/10 on the pain scale... coughing is a bit painful but also not that bad... I can do most movements with my body with no pain, but I'm just not sure if surfing more is going to aggravate it or make it worse? I'm sure I can deal with the pain, my greatest concern is just making it worse and being left with a very serious rib injury that will last for weeks.. At this point I feel like if I fully rested for a week or two it would go away seeing as it's a pretty minor rib injury.. but I want to surf! Thinking about getting on a longboard to avoid sudden/quick movements.. Any suggestions?
So I'm on a surf trip in Baja with a few friends and on the first day we jumped in the water to surf some mushy waves. After I surfed a wave I flipped my board back upright in the water and it hit me in the chest, right on my peck. At the moment there was a little bit of pain, but I was able to shrug it off and keep surfing. We even surfed the next day, not for long cuz the waves were kinda bad, but no pain. Then the third day, I noticed a little bit of pain as I finished surfing my last wave, and now for the last 2 days I've had a decent amount of pain in that spot. Taking a deep breathe is only a 4/10 on the pain scale... coughing is a bit painful but also not that bad... I can do most movements with my body with no pain, but I'm just not sure if surfing more is going to aggravate it or make it worse? I'm sure I can deal with the pain, my greatest concern is just making it worse and being left with a very serious rib injury that will last for weeks.. At this point I feel like if I fully rested for a week or two it would go away seeing as it's a pretty minor rib injury.. but I want to surf! Thinking about getting on a longboard to avoid sudden/quick movements.. Any suggestions?