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What Does A Sharp Pain On The Sides Near Ribs While Inhaling Mean?
Question: This morning I picked up a piece of wood for my outdoor boiler and felt a sharp pain behind my ribs on the left side of my body. I still have pain with deep inhales and contorting my body, natural movements such as bending over.
Brief Answer:
You got muscle strain/ muscle pull.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
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I'm Dr. Sudhir Kumar,
I have gone through your question in detail and understand your concern. You got muscle strain (muscle pull). It can best be managed early by applying ice packs.
Protect the strained muscle from further injury.Rest the strained muscle. Avoid the activities that caused the strain and other activities that are painful.
Ice the muscle area (20 minutes every hour while awake). Ice is a very effective anti-inflammatory and pain-reliever. Activities that increase muscle pain or work the affected body part are not recommended until the pain has significantly improved.You are advised to take analgesic (you are already taking aleve).Vitamin B and C is helpful in recovery.
You can exclude lung related cause by x ray chest .
You can discuss with your treating Doctor about it.
Hope I have answered your query.
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Wishing you good health.
Take care.
You got muscle strain/ muscle pull.
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for choosing healthcaremagic for posting your query
I'm Dr. Sudhir Kumar,
I have gone through your question in detail and understand your concern. You got muscle strain (muscle pull). It can best be managed early by applying ice packs.
Protect the strained muscle from further injury.Rest the strained muscle. Avoid the activities that caused the strain and other activities that are painful.
Ice the muscle area (20 minutes every hour while awake). Ice is a very effective anti-inflammatory and pain-reliever. Activities that increase muscle pain or work the affected body part are not recommended until the pain has significantly improved.You are advised to take analgesic (you are already taking aleve).Vitamin B and C is helpful in recovery.
You can exclude lung related cause by x ray chest .
You can discuss with your treating Doctor about it.
Hope I have answered your query.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
https://www.bit.ly/askdrsudhirortho
Wishing you good health.
Take care.
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