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What Causes Upper Left Back Pain While Breathing?
Question: I have a pain in my middle upper back on the left. Hurts constantly but worse when i take a deep breathe. I have had a rib out of place before(no idea how) and it doesnt hurt this bad, but wondering if its something similar? And if theres anything i can do
Brief Answer:
Injured rib or myositis
Detailed Answer:
Dear Ms, I have gone through your question and I understand your concerns.
The upper back pain with breathing can either be due to a sprained rib ( rib injury) or due to a bruised muscle or myositis.
I would recommend that you get an X-ray chest to exclude the presence of sprained or injured rib...
In the meanwhile, you can take an analgesic anti-inflammatory as ibuprofen tablets 200mg every 8 hours (after food) that will relieve the pain and help treat myositis or bruised muscle if present.
I hope I answered your question.
Feel free to ask further
Regards
Injured rib or myositis
Detailed Answer:
Dear Ms, I have gone through your question and I understand your concerns.
The upper back pain with breathing can either be due to a sprained rib ( rib injury) or due to a bruised muscle or myositis.
I would recommend that you get an X-ray chest to exclude the presence of sprained or injured rib...
In the meanwhile, you can take an analgesic anti-inflammatory as ibuprofen tablets 200mg every 8 hours (after food) that will relieve the pain and help treat myositis or bruised muscle if present.
I hope I answered your question.
Feel free to ask further
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Arnab Banerjee
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