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What Causes Pain In Left Rib Cage With Back Pain?
I was involved in a car accident about 3 months ago, told i had a fractured rib, but since the accident I have had feeling of fullness and pain on my left side of my rib cage. I had all the test ran and told that spleen and kidney were fine. Also have back pain. Also told that it was arthiritis in my back which I did not have prior to accident. Could you please tell me what s going on...
Thu, 17 Dec 2015
Rib fractures are difficult to treat as they cannot be immobilised to aid in fracture healing...healing usually takes 6 to 8 months in elderly patients... Sudden movement of the rib cage as in coughing, sneezing, sleeping on the affected side could aggravate symptoms. Take calcium supplements analgesics and use a rib binder if pain is present on movement of the trunk
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