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What Causes Stabbing Pain In Mid Back While Climbing Stairs?
Question: Every morning when I get up and walk up stairs I get stabbing pain in my mid back section and have shortness of breath when I breath in deep
Brief Answer:
You may be having pleurisy.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for your query.
I'm Dr. Sudhir Kumar,
After going through your query I concluded that you may be having pleurisy as you are having pain in mid back and shortness of breath when breath in deep. It is inflammation of covering of lung. You can further exclude other causes by x ray chest.Treatment of it is rest and analgesic such as ibuprofen(you are already taken) for pain relief. Vitamin B and C is helpful in recovery.
I want to ask you some more questions:-
1.Since how many days you having this?
2.Whether pain is in the morning only ,not in daytime or night?
You can discuss with your treating Doctor about it.
Hope I have answered your query.
If you have any further questions I will be happy to help.
You can also write to me directly on below link:
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Wishing you good health.
Take care.
You may be having pleurisy.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for your query.
I'm Dr. Sudhir Kumar,
After going through your query I concluded that you may be having pleurisy as you are having pain in mid back and shortness of breath when breath in deep. It is inflammation of covering of lung. You can further exclude other causes by x ray chest.Treatment of it is rest and analgesic such as ibuprofen(you are already taken) for pain relief. Vitamin B and C is helpful in recovery.
I want to ask you some more questions:-
1.Since how many days you having this?
2.Whether pain is in the morning only ,not in daytime or night?
You can discuss with your treating Doctor about it.
Hope I have answered your query.
If you have any further questions I will be happy to help.
You can also write to me directly on below link:
https://www.bit.ly/askdrsudhirortho
Wishing you good health.
Take care.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
I've had this for few months they told me it is muscle strain. I had a chest X-ray to see if I had any fractured ribs because I was lifting a lot. I also have gal stones. I do get the pain sometimes all day if I breath in deep.
Brief Answer:
It is likely a muscular pain.
Detailed Answer:
HI
Welcome back
After going through your query and follow up query it is most likely muscular pain as you was lifting a lot so some of muscles may have strained. It is unlikely to be pleurisy as pleurisy does not last so long.CT scan of lung may be done to exclude pleurisy.
Again treatment of muscular pain is rest and analgesic such as ibuprofen(you are already taken) for pain relief. Vitamin B and C is helpful in recovery.
You can discuss with your Doctor about it.
Hope your query gets answered.
If you have any clarification then I will be happy to help you.
If you have no clarification then you can close the query and rate the answer.
You can also write to me directly on below link:
https://www.bit.ly/askdrsudhirortho
Wishing you a good health.
Take care.
It is likely a muscular pain.
Detailed Answer:
HI
Welcome back
After going through your query and follow up query it is most likely muscular pain as you was lifting a lot so some of muscles may have strained. It is unlikely to be pleurisy as pleurisy does not last so long.CT scan of lung may be done to exclude pleurisy.
Again treatment of muscular pain is rest and analgesic such as ibuprofen(you are already taken) for pain relief. Vitamin B and C is helpful in recovery.
You can discuss with your Doctor about it.
Hope your query gets answered.
If you have any clarification then I will be happy to help you.
If you have no clarification then you can close the query and rate the answer.
You can also write to me directly on below link:
https://www.bit.ly/askdrsudhirortho
Wishing you a good health.
Take care.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj
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