I was in a very bad car accident when I was a teenager, and the resulting chronic back pain/spinal injury really starting effecting me 11 years ago. I cannot walk uphill at all without excruciating pain (we live in a very hilly part of Scotland) I've been trying to use my bike more to exercise and today I fell off. I was nervous about the traffic and wobbled on a stone, hit the kerb and fell onto my left side. My elbow is sore to touch, swollen and will be bruised and my knee is skinned but I'll heal. The top of my ribcage is now sore to touch, getting sorer and it hurts to take a deep breath. I think I've bruised a rib - how long till it's not sore? All ideas gratefully listened to, thanks
Padine xx