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What Causes Severe Pain In Ribs On Backside After Falling Down?
Hi i fell backwards down 3 stairs tile floor/stairs and bumped my head/landed hard on head and back. Had a bump size of a lime and huge bruise on my upper rite shoulder blade and pain on lower back side/ribs. The next day I sneezed and it felt like my back rib snapped pain was unbearable now its 2 weeks later and I am better but its soo achy/tired and laying in bed uprite on pillows still hurts and is uncomfortable, a chiro i saw 3 days after the fall said I had 2 cracked ribs in the back. When i walk or drive my back is hunched a bit, did i do more damage am i gonna recover back to normal or did i slip a disc or what?
Mon, 29 Jun 2015
no probs in walking or driving, you likely broke some ribs: rib fractures are very painful, but they usually don't need casts or other therapies. they hurt for at least 30-40 days, so just wait a month and go to a doctor if pain continues after that period. go to ER if the pain become worse or if you have respiratory problems
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