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What Causes Upper Quadrant Pain?
I am having pain (possibly muscle spasm) in the upper quadrant of my back in the rib cage area. I can get in a few positions and it s not as bad. But it really is painful the last 2 days. Had it about 6 mos. ago, but it got better in a few days. Any ideas? YYYY@YYYY
Mon, 16 Jan 2017
Hi,
It may be just a muscle pull, some muscle fibers must be torn out which might be causing pain. You just need to take some muscle relaxants for a few days and avoid exercise and heavy work. You can also apply local ointments to relax the pain.
Hope that clears it. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Thanks,
Dr. M Zahoor Bhat
It may be just a muscle pull, some muscle fibers must be torn out which might be causing pain. You just need to take some muscle relaxants for a few days and avoid exercise and heavy work. You can also apply local ointments to relax the pain.
Hope that clears it. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Thanks,
Dr. M Zahoor Bhat
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