A very strong friend grabbed his wife and me and picked us up around the rib cage. I immediately hurt with the pain travelling into my back. When I look at my ribs from the outside, I notice a blue black line and bluer than normal veins. If I touch that area, it hurts. It's been a week now and I still hurt when I walk and can't exercise. I haven't gone to the doctor because I know there's not much that can done with ribs. Is there anything that will speed up the healing so that I can exercise? I've cracked my ribs before and this feels different--hurts more. Is there anything I can do? Is this just a muscle strain? Please help!