It sounds like you may have a pulled muscle. This can be very painful and may make it difficult to breath. Usually a cracked rib is the result of a fall or trauma to the area. You don't mention any such incident so I suspect you may have a pulled muscle. The manipulation may be the cause as well. Osteoporosis is treated with medications that help the bone through increased calcium absorption. You may want to inquire about medication to treat osteoporosis.

good luck frogholler. please let us know how you're feeling.
i hope you feel better!
jasmine

I have a bad sinus infection for a couple months now and medicine is not working but anyway the drainage is causing me too cough hard and now if I touch my rib or move just right it hurts right below my breast do you think this could be a cracked rib or just some brusing?

i think it could be either. i have broken 3 ribs in the past. it was a result of me standing on a boat and almost falling off. i caught myself by the windshield of the boat which slammed my body into the side of the boat (in retrospect, i'd have been better off letting my body just fall into the water).

anyway, i know that my broken ribs would literally "STOP" me from taking a deep breath, they would stop me from being able to laugh, etc without excruciating pain.

hope this is some indicator to you as to whether or not you have a broken rib.
jasmine