
Suggest Treatment For Pain Under Right Lower Rib And Back Pain

Muscle strain
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Dear XXXXXXX
Thanks for your query. Given the mechanical nature of the event, it appears consistent with a muscle strain, given the location likely an upper abdominal or intercostal. A liver injury with that mechanism is virtually unheard of. The numb sensation might be an associated irritation of an intercostal nerve (in between the ribs, intercostal muscles run, and they receive nerves and vessels that travel in the inferior groove of the rib).
I believe your approach has been adequate, but may I suggest perhaps a more consistent anti-inflamatory, such as naproxen 500 to 660 mg twice a day, at least for 5-7 days along with normal activity. If it persists after that, then a visit to Sports Medicine would be prudent to determine if additional imaging or therapies may be indicated (eg. local steroid injection, lidocaine patches,etc).
Hope this helps, wish you the best,
Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
Mayo Clinic MN


Muscle strain
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Dear XXXXXXX
Thanks for the followup. Yes, its normal and in the healing stage. It should last upto 2 weeks.
Hope this helps, wish you the best.


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