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What Causes Severe Pain Around The Ribcage?
I have piercing pain in my left side around to mid back rib. I cracked a rib many years ago. Today I think while food shopping maneuvering a shopping cart, I think I pulled something. The pain is excruciating and I took an Advil around an hour ago. So far no relief. Heat didn t feel good and ice bothered it after awhile.
Mon, 30 Jul 2018
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It looks like a musculoskeletal pain. Analsgesics and muscle relaxants will help. An X-ray of the area is a pre requisite.
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It looks like a musculoskeletal pain. Analsgesics and muscle relaxants will help. An X-ray of the area is a pre requisite.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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