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What Causes Pain In The Upper Back After Recovering From Cough?
I am recovery from a cold and upper respiratory infection. Last evening I began having a very sharp pains in the upper part of my back, it hurts when I cough or breathe. Could I have a pulled muscle from coughing or could it be something more serious? Thanks
Tue, 4 Dec 2018
Hi,
If you have no breathing difficulty, this looks less likely to be any serious thing.
This possibly may be a pulled muscles or sometimes pleurisy which may occur with a respiratory infection. Either of them is not serious until you feel short of breath or too much sick.
You can use hot compression and some painkiller like ibuprofen for a few days for it. See your doctor if things don't get better.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Mahboob Ur Rahman , General & Family Physician
If you have no breathing difficulty, this looks less likely to be any serious thing.
This possibly may be a pulled muscles or sometimes pleurisy which may occur with a respiratory infection. Either of them is not serious until you feel short of breath or too much sick.
You can use hot compression and some painkiller like ibuprofen for a few days for it. See your doctor if things don't get better.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Mahboob Ur Rahman , General & Family Physician
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