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What Causes Pain On Upper Back With Swelling And Tenderness?
Hi earlier today i took a fall and ever since i have a serve pain on the left side of my upper back , its slightly swollen , tender to touch , and i get a sharpe stabbing pain if i twist, cough or breath deeply. there is no visible bruising so im a little confused and concerened. surely if i had done some damage there would be some discolouration ???
Mon, 9 Feb 2015
Hi,
From historyit seems that there might be having heavy coastal muscle strain giving spasm of muscles producing this type of pain.
There is another possibility of having fracture in rib.
Go for x-ray to rule out fracture.
Take NSAID medicine with muscle relaxant medicine.
Ok and take care.
From historyit seems that there might be having heavy coastal muscle strain giving spasm of muscles producing this type of pain.
There is another possibility of having fracture in rib.
Go for x-ray to rule out fracture.
Take NSAID medicine with muscle relaxant medicine.
Ok and take care.
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