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Injury To Back, Intense Pain On The Right Of Rib, Pain On Breathing, Coughing And Sneezing. Cause?
40 years old- smoker... I was helping a friend cut down tree limbs and thought that I would help it along and it snapped. I was hanging on the tree limb when it came down and fell on my back. I definitely got the wind knocked out of me. My back hurts a little bit but my rib on the right side hurts the most. Could I have cracked a rib. It hurts to breathe in, cough , sneeze , etc...
Tue, 14 Aug 2012
you do need to get an xray chest (AP and lateral view) done. also get an x ray LS spine (AP and lateral). after getting the reports see a physician to see whether you may need a CT thorax to rule out any underlying pathology
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