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What Causes Severe Back Pain Along With Difficulty In Breathing?

I ve been working out my back at the gym for two of the past four days, and today I went to a trampoline park to work gymnastics into my schedule - within the first 10 minutes, I started feeling pain in my mid-to-upper back every time I landed. The pain grew exponentially throughout the next hour or so, until it started severely disturbing my breathing, which became shallow and labored. Now, after the workout, even during a simple jogging motion, I feel pain in my back on every landed step, and the breathing is still in the same condition. A bruised rib seems off the table since no trauma preceded the start of the pain.
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hi, i've read your question and understand your concerns. From the details that you have mentioned in your querry. the most likely possiblities for your upper back pain could be a muscle sprain, or a minor vertebral fracture. Further investigations such as an x-ray or a CT scan could rule out the later condition.
The shallow breathing that you mentioned could be due to limitations of the chest movement due to pain. Or in a worst case scenario a nerve injury could also be a cause which seems very unlikely in your case.

its always better to consult your doctor for further investigations.
wish you a speedy recovery.
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What Causes Severe Back Pain Along With Difficulty In Breathing?

hi, i ve read your question and understand your concerns. From the details that you have mentioned in your querry. the most likely possiblities for your upper back pain could be a muscle sprain, or a minor vertebral fracture. Further investigations such as an x-ray or a CT scan could rule out the later condition. The shallow breathing that you mentioned could be due to limitations of the chest movement due to pain. Or in a worst case scenario a nerve injury could also be a cause which seems very unlikely in your case. its always better to consult your doctor for further investigations. wish you a speedy recovery.