How long should a football player be out for bruised ribs?

December 29, 2009 by admin · 8 Comments
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How long should a football player miss for bruised ribs?

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8 Responses to “How long should a football player be out for bruised ribs?”
  1. LuvMy901 says:
    December 31, 2009 at 8:52 am

    3-6 weeks LuvMy901

  2. Dante V says:
    January 3, 2010 at 11:59 am

    depends on how bad it could range from a week to a hole season Dante V

  3. Innocent Black Child says:
    January 3, 2010 at 7:09 pm

    A football player should grow some balls and not be out at all for bruised ribs. I had broken ribs my state championship game and played the whole time, both sides of the ball. QB and Nose Tackle. Innocent Black Child

  4. Thomas Jefferson Rocks! says:
    January 3, 2010 at 8:10 pm

    Depends on the player. If it’s Brett Favre, he plays. Thomas Jefferson Rocks!

  5. Biggus says:
    January 5, 2010 at 10:02 pm

    No time. Even broken ribs shouldn’t keep someone from doing anything they did before. Biggus

  6. ballewthebear says:
    January 6, 2010 at 5:21 pm

    It depends on how long it takes to eat them. Oh, I thought you meant braised ribs. What does the doctor say? Do you care? If you don’t then play if you can. If you can’t you can’t. ballewthebear

  7. WILLIAM H says:
    January 6, 2010 at 6:01 pm

    I would say 2-5 weeks. But i would prolly be out for just about a week i never stop as long as i sould WILLIAM H

  8. Dustin says:
    January 6, 2010 at 6:29 pm

    There are a coupole variables here.

    1. Are they bruised or broken.
    If they are broken you shouldn’t play (regardless of what some idiots on here say). The reason for this is that football is a colision sport. Take a rib that is already broken, add in a blind side hit, and you have the recipe for a punctured lung. Punctured lung and your season is over, not to mention that you could die from it.
    If they are bruised, the only further damage you can do to them is to bruise them worse. Sure we could do the blind side scenario like we did above and you could get a broken rib that punctures your lung, but having bruised ribs makes it no more likely to happen.

    2. Doctors suggestion
    The dude goes to college for 8+ years for a reason. If he says that playing is a risk to your health, your probably best off listening to him.

    3. Pain tollerance
    Even after 8+ years of college, some Dr.s don’t know jack. It is entirely possible to play with bruised ribs. Granted it will hurt like hell, but if you man up, you can do it. One downside is that you may favor those ribs and not play up to your maximum level. It’s really all about how much pain you can put up with. Brett Favre had a broken thumb on his throwing hand and still played, he had 300+ yds and 5 tds if I remember right. Dustin

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