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Can coughing cause ribs to break?

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Trauma caused from a direct blow to the chest will cause your ribs to break, or if somebody applies CPR too hard so you can hear the ribs fracture. However, age and or genetics increases the risk for osteoporosis or cancer. read more

No, a cough can't cause a rib to break or fracture. The only organs close to your ribs are your lungs, which do not become active enough to even touch bone when you're coughing. The only thing that shakes really bad when you cough is your esophagus, which is to far from you ribs to do anything. Even so, think. read more

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