Getting in and out of bed with intercostal muscle strain

Yesterday at judo, I tore or strained some intercostal muscles (the muscles that go between your ribs). I was trying to hold on to kesa gatame during a drill, and crunched down and tensed in a way that moved one of my ribs. I felt a pop and a lot of pain, then had trouble using muscles connected to the intercostals without pain. img { …