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Could Severe Pain In Left Side Rib Cage Be Pulled Muscle?
I am experiencing serious pain in my rib cage in the left side of my back. hurts to laugh, cough. all of the time even when resting. Could this be a pulled muscle or broken rib. The pain is so severe I want to cry; it hurts to do the most menial task.
Mon, 2 Feb 2015
Hi,
Looking to the history it seems that there might be having muscle strain or pulled muscle.
It is not clear that you got some injury over the part which can cause fracture rib.
If there is severe lower respiratory tract infection you can get this type of pleuritic pain.
So in absence of all there is possibility of having strain and spasm of muscle.
Take analgesic with muscle relaxant medicine for 2-3 days.
ok and take care.
Looking to the history it seems that there might be having muscle strain or pulled muscle.
It is not clear that you got some injury over the part which can cause fracture rib.
If there is severe lower respiratory tract infection you can get this type of pleuritic pain.
So in absence of all there is possibility of having strain and spasm of muscle.
Take analgesic with muscle relaxant medicine for 2-3 days.
ok and take care.
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