Hi I am a female midwifery student 20 years old. Over the last week I have had a really bad pain on my back. The pain originates on my left hand side between my shoulder blade and spine and spreads round my ribs leaving me feeling breathless. The only way I can describe it is like I have been winded - it feels like i have been kicked by a horse. I haven t done anything that may have caused it (that I am aware of). It was a gradual onset and does not appear to be getting better. I have taken paracetamol and Ibuprofen for it and have rubbed some muscular anti inflammatory cream into it but doesn t seem to work. I cannot get into a comfy position whilst sitting or standing and the best position i can be in is lying on my right hand side. Any suggestions as to what it is or what i can do or take to numb the pain would be great.