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If you keep moving that rib, it's never going to heal properly. Imagine a cracked stick... would you glue it up and keep jiggling it around before the glue had set? No! You'd hold it still...
So I think you need a doctor's sick note for at least a week, and REST! No cycling, no work, no singing, no stairmaster, no cardio exercises, in fact no exercise at all... a good balanced diet, lots of sleep, lots of fluids and some prescription painkillers so you can sleep if the pain keeps you awake.
Pain indicates damage. If you move and it hurts, that is because you are damaging yourself. So don't do movements that hurt. Wait for your body to heal.
Oh and last tip - arnica cream is good for bruising, if you're bruised, which it sounds like you might be...
Oh and "The Boat the Rocked" is a great film to watch when you're off sick.
Good better soon
The best advice here Wordie.
Imma needs to get off that stairmaster and quit the jogging for a while otherwise it will never heal.