i used to get the cough from
hell. i thought i had cracked a rib in
coughing. went to doc and he felt all over there and said it was not cracked. so gave meds. but he did say you can crack ribs just from bad coughing. i get flue shots now and that has cured my cough from hell! i don't think they can do anything for cracked ribs, except maybe wrap them. my husband went around in pain for several months not realizing he had 2 broken ribs. saw them all healed nicely at a ct for something else!