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Symptoms of Cracked Ribs. Common symptom of cracked ribs is a severe chest pain. The pain worsens with deep breathing, coughing, laughing and moving. This pain should not be ignored because it may indicate perforation of the lungs which is a dangerous condition and requires immediate treatment.
Bruised or broken ribs are common injuries. Symptoms of broken or bruised ribs include: 1  tenderness over the site of injury; 2  a broken rib may be palpated (the health care professional can feel the rib fracture move when pressed); 3  the pain tends to be pleuritic (it hurts to take a deep breath and can be associated with shortness of breath); and.