These crams are not like normal muscle cramps. By certain movements it seems like my ribs are "crossing over" (difficult to explain in English!) It last like a minute or so and then it slowly slacks. But it hurts so much you can hardly breath.

Yes I also get them and they can be VERY painful. Glad to know I am not alone. I had no idea they were connected to my COPD

Someone told me it was my lungs that were so hard thats why it hurt when i bent down .

Yes I do....in fact I asked this question this morning. I take a chewable baby aspirin and drink some water slowly and it goes away....however I have to stay still for a while and not move.....it is a scary situation because it hurts so bad....at first I thought I was having a heart attack. It' s like a Charlie horse in my right lung at the bottom of it. So like to know I am not the only one that gets this.....not that I wish the pain on anyone".............thank you

I have these! What I do to make them stop is inhale as big a breath as I can and hold it as long as I can. It starts to ease off. I thought I was alone in this, a relief to know its not in my head :)